Terrorism : The Causes And Effects Of Terrorism In The Modern World

Acts of Terrorism date back to at least the 1st century, when the Zealots, a Jewish religious group, who believed that the only way the Romans could be overthrown was with violence. They fought against the Roman's who occupied of what is now Israel. Their tactics were similar to the guerillas of today. A group of Ismailis (Shiite Muslims) founded in the 12th century in Iran, carried out terrorist acts against religious and political leaders of Sunni Islam. An American group, the Ku Klux Klan, (KKK) used violence to terrorize African Americans and their sympathizers in the late 1800's and the 1900's. (Encarta Encyclopedia, pg 235)

During the years there were multiple types of terrorism attacks that were done for different reasons. What I mean is that terrorism started to achieve its own identity. Nationalist movements which are known as, “Efforts on the part of a group or a nation to obtain political independence and autonomy.”(Mcentire, 2008) These types of attacks started to flourish in the Middle East, and other places such as India and Ireland. (Mcentire, 2008) Anarchists are known to be those who, “oppose specific government or all governments. “(Mcentire,

terrorism is motivated by religion, unconformity with the state or government or by any other kind of ideology that can lead people to join their terrorist group. Most terrorist groups are formed because they aren't comfortable with the decisions of the governments in the world or because the rest of the people out of their group does not agree with their ideologies they also believe they can change the beliefs of other people outside their group. the motives of the september 11 attacks by al-qaeda were to state a holy war against U.S therefore this terrorist group is motivated by religious motives.

The word ‘terrorism’ comes from the French Revolution ‘terrorisme’, ‘terrur’ which comes from a Latin verb that means ‘I frighten’. Terrorism is an act that is committed by people who work with the government – usually by killing people, threatening them, the use of illegal force and making them afraid for their own political purposes (Furze et al., 2015).

terrorist is not to do damage to one peticular person or place, but to gain

Terrorism motives range to where they were born, who and what encouraged them, and their reasons are vast. They might have been born in a family that was Muslim. Muslims live off the scripts that Mohammed left behind or the Quran. The Quran states that they want the world to be Muslim. Even if they were Sunni or Shai Muslim, they still have the mentality to do whatever it means. The birthfather of the Islamic religion was a warrior, he took the Middle East apart trying to get them to convert to Muslim. Even if they were somehow not Islamic in a Islamic state, they would be forced to convert to their religious group or what I would call a radical group but like their creator, they will try to follow in his footsteps. It’s what Christians do with Jesus. Those Muslims that were associated with Jesus

Terrorism is a tactic that has been used for centuries, it is one of the most important and dangerous problems facing mankind today. Terrorism is the calculated use of violence, or the threat of violence, to intimidate, frighten, or coerce. In addition, the history of terrorism is as old as humans ' willingness to use violence exist. The earliest known organization that exhibited aspects of a modern terrorist organization was the Zealots of Judea. Zealots of Judea were known to the Romans as sicarii, or dagger-men. They carried on an underground campaign of assassination of Roman occupation forces, as well as any Jews they felt had collaborated with the Romans. Their motive was an uncompromising belief that they could not remain faithful to the dictates of Judaism while living as Roman subjects. Eventually, the Zealot revolt became open, and they committed mass suicides. From the time of the Assassins (late 13th century) to the 1700s, terror and barbarism were widely used in warfare and conflict. In addition to the acts of violence described above, there are also numerous other types of violence that can exist under the framework of terrorism.

Terrorism has been around since humans were willing to use violence to affect politics. In that case, terrorism has had an influence in our world since the 1st century, although it wasn’t nearly as serious as it is today. The rise of non-state terrorism occurred in the 1950s. The cause of the rise was due to multiple things like the flowering of ethnic nationalism and new ideologies (communism) coming along. In the 1970s, terrorism became an international issue. For example, in 1972 a Palestinian group called ‘Black September’ kidnapped and killed a handful of Israeli athletes right before the time for them to compete. According to ThoughtCo, the goal through this attack by Black September was to, “negotiate the release of Palestinian prisoners.” the 1990s and on was the start of religious terrorist organizations. Groups such as Al Qaeda and ISIS are perfect examples of islamic terrorist groups who use violence to try and force their religious

Terrorism is really an old tactic. If you go in the history, you might found that terrorism has its origins from just the 11th century or even before that. But what we all or most of us started knowing terrorism since the 9-11 attack on the twin towers. Then it rose and rose above and till the present day it is faced by many countries of the world.

1) Module One- Define and give examples of what terrorism is and the associated risks involved for emergency responders (244 words)

There are several types of terrorist groups, each with their own agendas, including nationalist-separatist, ethnocentric, revolutionary, political, social, domestic and international, but despite the differences in goals among them, the overall outcome is the same—panic and destruction. The basis of terrorism is

Terrorism narration may be as old as human evolution and political activities, where some superior entities invaded, terrorized and often captured and sold their opponents into slavery if their request were not met by the other person, group, or tribe (Mickolus, & Simmons, 2014). Terrorism has no generally acceptable definition because of the evolving nature and wider spectrum and scope which make it difficult to classify or not to categorize as acts of terrorism. It was defined by some experts to involves the use of aggression intended to threaten, coerce, and persuade individuals, government, and organization; which often achieved through hijacking, kidnapping, killing, or a mixture of all, in order to

On February 26, 1993, Islamic extremists bombed the World Trade Center killing six people and injuring over 1,000 people. The terrorists set off the bomb in the tower’s underground public parking. The suspected mastermind of the bombing was Ramzi Yousef. The suspected intent of the “1,500-pound urea-nitrate bomb” was to generate hydrogen cyanide gas that would kill everyone within the tower. “The terrorists apparently selected the World Trade Center as a target not because it was a symbol of Western values or the financial power of the United States, but simply because toppling the twin towers would enable them to inflict a large number of casualties (Tucker, pg200).” The motive bombing the World Trade Center was to ignite terror among the population and kill as many people as possible. Ramzi Yousef was motivated by hatred for the United States and to weaken US aid and support for Israel. This attack had operational, theological and psychological motives behind it.

As sweat drips off of your body you round the corner of the street. You take a moment to admire that it’s a beautiful day in Boston and there’s nothing you’d rather be doing then running the marathon. As you pump your arms and continue to run euphoria takes over as the “runner 's high” spreads throughout your body. Suddenly you’re thrown to the ground by as an explosion goes off to your left. Ears ringing, you stumble up and look around. There are people all over, bleeding, crying, and dead. The only feeling you have now is horror. Terrorist groups all over the world are destroying communities and families by recruiting their young children and killing innocent people. Terrorism is sweeping the world and it’s growing steadily. With a constant inflow of young soldiers, terrorist groups are stronger than before. They have surely mastered the art of recruiting the weak and vulnerable and using their weaknesses to carry out dangerous and deadly missions. There are hundreds of extremist groups carrying out terrorist acts all over the world. Throughout history terrorism has been a consistent issue in the Middle East. There are however a few that have had detrimental impacts on countries throughout the Middle East.

The threats of terrorism are growing globally and it is crucial in understanding the history of how terror is obtained to better prepare ourselves and possibly predict future threats. The behavioral pattern of the extremist can be a combination of qualities, acts, or beliefs. It is believed that all terrorist events have political objectives behind them, even though these extremist use religious symbolism to seek a wider audience and resort to violent acts to prove their point. The terrorist’s events leading up to September 11, 2001 can be analyzed for the purpose of uncovering such a pattern to shed light on the possibility of preventing another horrific terrorist attack in the future.