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TERRORISM
The calculated use of violence against civilians in order to attain goals that are political
DEMAND
An urgent or peremptory request
MILITARY
The ___ forces of a nation
TERRORIST
A radical who employs ___ as a political weapon
DEATH
The end of life
AL-QAEDA
A terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical
IRELAND
Emerald island west of Great Britain
BOMBING
An attack by dropping bombs
IRA
A militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort
VIOLENCE
Using force to hurt someone
KILLING
An event that causes someone to die
TARGET
A reference point to shoot at
MOTIVE
The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
KU KLUX KLAN
A secret society of white Southerners in the United States
OBJECTIVE
The goal intended to be attained
REBELLION
Refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
RACISM
The prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
PERPETRATOR
Someone who ___ wrongdoing
GOVERNMENT
People who make and enforce a country's laws
INNOCENT
A person who lacks knowledge of evil
ILLEGAL
Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
SEPARATIST
An advocate of secession or ___ from a larger group
CIVILIAN
A nonmilitary citizen
RESPONSIBILITY
The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

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