The decisive difference between the "early" terrorist organizations of the 1960s and those that developed in the 1980s and 1990s was that the newer ones were:
A) dedicated to goals aimed at ethnic separatism and purity.
B) committed to the establishment of revolutionary governments in specific countries.
C) committed to an apocalyptic conflict that would eliminate their enemies and grant themselves martyrdom.
D) dedicated to the establishment of a world government based on the ideas of Karl Marx.
E) wholly committed to the establishment of secular governments in all countries with religious toleration.

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The newer terrorist organizations developed in the 1980s and 1990s were characterized by their commitment to an apocalyptic conflict that would eliminate their enemies and grant themselves martyrdom. This stands in contrast to the "early" terrorist organizations of the 1960s which were typically motivated by political or nationalist aspirations rather than a desire for mass destruction.

The Decisive Difference Between the "Early" Terrorist Organizations of the 1960s