Terrorism 2
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In June 1914: A young man in Sarajevo steps up to a carriage and fires his
pistol. The Archduke Ferdinand dies. Within weeks, the first world war
began. In the 1940s: The French resistance kill occupying troops when and
how they can. In June 1944: at Oradour-sur-Glane, in Central France,
German SS ....
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Historical Background
Terrorism has had a long, and tainted, history. Aristotle recognized it,
even if it had no name, at the time. He wrote, "The first aim and end of
tyrants is to break the spirit of their subjects." What we know as
terrorism can be traced back to the Russian Nihilists and Anarchists of
the 19th century, who gave a name to what would otherwise be considered
"Random acts of violence" that were performed to advance their
revolutionary cause. They elevated ter ....
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