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Q1: Robespierre's Reign of Terror (1793-94)
A: Popularized the term terrorism and, for the first time recommended its systematic
application n reaching the goals of a state
Q2: Robespierre virtue & terror
A: "Virtue, without which terror is fatal; terror without which virtue is powerless"
Q3: Laqueur 1978 on Terrorism
A: "...the vagueness - indeed the utter carelessness - with which the term is used, not only in
the media but also in government announcements and by academic students of the
subject"
Q4: CIA definition of terrorism
A: premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets
by sub-national groups of clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience
Q5: Characteristics of Terrorism
A: involves the use or threat of violence that is beyond what is "usual" or common in society
goal-directed or rational behavior
group activity... even in the case of the 'lone wolf' attacks
Q6: O'Brien 1977 on terrorism
A: "... the force used by a democratic state is legitimate while the violence of the terrorist is
not legitimate"
Q7: Jewish Sicarii
A: 70 CE group of zealots attacked, kidnapped, and killed Romans
Q8: Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)
A: Groups designated by the state department based off
1) foreign organization
2) must plan to, engage in, or retain the capability to commit terrorist acts
3) their activities threaten the security of US citizens or the national security of the US
Q9: What changed after Ruby Ridge & Waco?
, A: Everything about how Federal Agencies respond to standoffs
No longer engage with entrenched seperatists
Q10: 1993 WTC Bombing
A: Feb 26 a 1,300 lb truck bomb was detonated at the North Tower, plan was for the North
Tower to topple into the South Tower which would have happened if it was parked closer,
killed 6 people
Q11: What changed after 1993 WTC bombing?
A: World Trade Center and many businesses revamped their evacuation plans which saved
many lives during 9/11
Q12: 1995 OKC Bombing
A: April 19 a 4,800 lb truck bomb exploded outside of the Murrah Federal Building
This attack was in relation to Waco and Ruby Ridge because this building housed the
agency that launched the initial raid on the Branch Davidian compound
Killed 168 people
Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were found guilty and received death penalty and
life sentence
Q13: What changed after OKC bombing?
A: Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996: streamlined the process of
concluding a death penalty conviction for those found guilty of terrorism
Q14: 1998 Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
A: 223 people killed but only 12 Americans
These acts were committed by Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Conducted by truck bombs outside the embassies
Q15: What changed after Embassy Bombings?
A: President Clinton Operation Infinite Reach that used cruise missiles to attack sites in
Sudan and Afghanistan
Q16: USS Cole 2001
A: The Navy's guided-missile destroyer was docked at the port of Aden, Yemen for a routine
fuel stop
A small boat driven by members of al-Qaeda approached the port side of the ship and
detonated ~500 lbs of shaped charges
17 sailors were killed and 39 injured
Q17: 2001 9/11 Attacks
A: 19 Islamic militant hijackers took control of 4 planes, 3 reached their targets
Pentagon 125 killed
University | PAD 4374 | UPDATED Questions with 100%
Verified Answers
Q1: Robespierre's Reign of Terror (1793-94)
A: Popularized the term terrorism and, for the first time recommended its systematic
application n reaching the goals of a state
Q2: Robespierre virtue & terror
A: "Virtue, without which terror is fatal; terror without which virtue is powerless"
Q3: Laqueur 1978 on Terrorism
A: "...the vagueness - indeed the utter carelessness - with which the term is used, not only in
the media but also in government announcements and by academic students of the
subject"
Q4: CIA definition of terrorism
A: premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets
by sub-national groups of clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience
Q5: Characteristics of Terrorism
A: involves the use or threat of violence that is beyond what is "usual" or common in society
goal-directed or rational behavior
group activity... even in the case of the 'lone wolf' attacks
Q6: O'Brien 1977 on terrorism
A: "... the force used by a democratic state is legitimate while the violence of the terrorist is
not legitimate"
Q7: Jewish Sicarii
A: 70 CE group of zealots attacked, kidnapped, and killed Romans
Q8: Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)
A: Groups designated by the state department based off
1) foreign organization
2) must plan to, engage in, or retain the capability to commit terrorist acts
3) their activities threaten the security of US citizens or the national security of the US
Q9: What changed after Ruby Ridge & Waco?
, A: Everything about how Federal Agencies respond to standoffs
No longer engage with entrenched seperatists
Q10: 1993 WTC Bombing
A: Feb 26 a 1,300 lb truck bomb was detonated at the North Tower, plan was for the North
Tower to topple into the South Tower which would have happened if it was parked closer,
killed 6 people
Q11: What changed after 1993 WTC bombing?
A: World Trade Center and many businesses revamped their evacuation plans which saved
many lives during 9/11
Q12: 1995 OKC Bombing
A: April 19 a 4,800 lb truck bomb exploded outside of the Murrah Federal Building
This attack was in relation to Waco and Ruby Ridge because this building housed the
agency that launched the initial raid on the Branch Davidian compound
Killed 168 people
Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were found guilty and received death penalty and
life sentence
Q13: What changed after OKC bombing?
A: Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996: streamlined the process of
concluding a death penalty conviction for those found guilty of terrorism
Q14: 1998 Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
A: 223 people killed but only 12 Americans
These acts were committed by Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Conducted by truck bombs outside the embassies
Q15: What changed after Embassy Bombings?
A: President Clinton Operation Infinite Reach that used cruise missiles to attack sites in
Sudan and Afghanistan
Q16: USS Cole 2001
A: The Navy's guided-missile destroyer was docked at the port of Aden, Yemen for a routine
fuel stop
A small boat driven by members of al-Qaeda approached the port side of the ship and
detonated ~500 lbs of shaped charges
17 sailors were killed and 39 injured
Q17: 2001 9/11 Attacks
A: 19 Islamic militant hijackers took control of 4 planes, 3 reached their targets
Pentagon 125 killed
