Militant - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

After the Soviets began leaving Afghanistan in 1988, the United States - ACCURATE ANSWERS - paid more attention to potential profits than the region's political problems - ignored issues and events in the region - celebrated the end of the cold war The group Hamas originated in... - ACCURATE ANSWERS Gaza Head of Counterterrorism Richard Clarke, in the mid-1990s, failed to convince high ranking officials of the dangers the US faced from a then obscure - ACCURATE ANSWERS Osama Bin Lade...

CBRN INTRODUCTION Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Define the following term: Terrorism - Answer-The deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence in the pursuit of political change ... [which] is specifically designed to have far-reaching political consequences beyond the immediate victim(s) or object of the terrorist attack.'' Classic/conventional terrorism - Answer-Limited objectives (usually political) • Limited range of weapons (e.g,...

Sikhism Test 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 True or False: Sikh communities are rarely found outside India. - ANSWERSFalse True or False: Sikhism has acquired a reputation for being a militant religion - ANSWERSTrue True or False:The ten historical Gurus of Sikhism were divine incarnations of God. - ANSWERSFalse True or False: Guru Nanak sat on a special seat while teaching in his community. - ANSWERSTrue True or False:To this day only a small minority of Sikhs belong to the Kh...

Sanhedrin - Jewsih ruling council Herod's - Jewish rulers, clients of Rome Herod the Great - ruled over Israel at time of Jesus' birth Procurators - Roman governors Ponitus Pilate - governor resposible for Jesus' crucifixion Temple is destroyed for a second time in - 70 BCE Pharisees - meticulous rules, kept written/"oral" law Sadducees - highest priest/chief, accepted only written Torah, controlled Temple/Sanhedrin Essenes - believed doctrine of resurrection, final judgement, await...

"Othering" - Any action by which an individual or group becomes mentally classified in somebody's mind as "not one of us"- excluded 3 broad characterizations of African Americans - Black is Ugly: contrasted against the white ideal of beauty Black is Happy Servant: operates optimally in a subservient role Black is Savage: unable to handle being freed from slavery 3 Functions of Mass Media: Correlation/ Surveillance/ Transmission - Interactions of humans with the environment; put the e...

Final Exam STS 402 Verified 100% Correct!! Hassan al Banna Founder of Muslim Brotherhood the Muslim Brotherhood formed in Egypt by Hassan al Banna Mohammed ibn Abdul Wahhab () religious reformer who wanted to purge Islam of anything beyond the traditions accepted by Mohammed and the 4 rightly guided caliphs. Conducted campaigns against Sufis and Shi'ites. Sayyid Qutb () Published "milestones". Militarized ideas of Wahhab in Egypt and formed a militant group of the Muslim brotherhood...

Sikhism review exam 3 questions & answers 2024/2025 Adi Granth - ANSWERSSikhism's most important sacred text; also called the Guru Granth Sahib gurdwara - ANSWERSa special building that is reserved for Sikh worship; the central structure of any Sikh community guru - ANSWERSa spiritual teacher and revealer of truth Guru - ANSWERSrefers to the 10 historical leaders, sacred text, and God haumai - ANSWERSthe human inclination toward being self-centered rather than God-centered huk...

Louis XVI correct answers -reform france with enlightenment ideals -American revolution -locks out national assembly created by 3rd estate -resents constitution created by constitutional monarchy -died by execution FRENCH REVOLUTION Estates General correct answers -3 Estates -1st) clergy(100,000) -2nd) Nobility(400,000) -3rd)Everyone else (95%) "The Nation" -Convened at Versailles -3rd estate forms National assembly FRENCH REVOLUTION Bastille correct answers -Storming of B...

COMMRC 0310 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Two senses of the word rhetoric - Answer-Rhetoric as an action and as a perspective Two things do we do when we engage in rhetorical action - Answer-Make a conscious decision to communicate and make conscious choices about the strategies we employ Two key terms involving rhetoric as a process - Answer-Process and symbolism Times when we focus on the process of symbolism rather than the content - Answer- When we analyze how th...

Which of the following Native American groups actively opposed white encroachment on western lands? Check all that apply. Groups led by the Shawnee Indians Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh Creek leaders who sold land to Anglo-Americans Groups led by accommodationist leaders of the Mississippi The Red Sticks, comprised of militant nativist Creeks and Seminoles Points: 1 / 1 Close Explanation Explanation: As tensions flared between Great Britain and the United States, Anglo-Americans worried tha...