The subject of terrorism is an issue that is very significant today and in all likelihood always will be. The majority of attacks in the 1990s and early 2000s were domestic attacks, only a few cases including the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and Israel’s struggle with Palestinians were against foreign nations. Terrorism terrifies and wreaks havoc on entire populations, which the terrorist’s hope will assist them on achieving their goals. After the September 11 attacks in New York by al-Qaeda the United States has taken steps in order to try and prevent terrorism. However, acts of terror occur by people of all religions and race from everyone around the world. Each with a unique motive or aim, making it very difficult to possibly combat all the terrorism in the world. We
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There were many events that led up to the Reign of Terror and the execution of thousands in 1793. The French revolution which began in 1789 was started by the government in an attempt to fix the economic crisis in France. The Estates General meets to try and fix these issues but the Third Estate ends up being locked out of the meeting. As a result, the people storm the Bastille which forced the king’s hand, and lead to the formation of the National Assembly. Disorder continued in France from 1790 to 1791 and new political groups arose to bring peace to France. In 1792 the National Convention, declared France a republic. One of the new political groups was the Jacobins, that were divided into two factions: Girondists and The Mountain. Robespierre was the leader of The Mountain faction was he explains in his work he sought to eliminate anything standing in the way of the Revolution. He believed that anyone against the Revolution would not ever give up at trying to undermine it. Thus he began a crusade, known as the Reign of Terror to look at individuals whose loyalty was in
There were many events that led up to the Reign of Terror and the execution of thousands in 1793. The French revolution which began in 1789 was started by the government in an attempt to fix the economic crisis in France. The Estates General meets to try and fix these issues but the Third Estate ends up being locked out of the meeting. As a result, the people storm the Bastille which forced the king’s hand, and lead to the formation of the National Assembly. Disorder continued in France from 1790 to 1791 and new political groups arose to bring peace to France. In 1792 the National Convention, declared France a republic. One of the new political groups was the Jacobins, that were divided into two factions: Girondists and The Mountain. Robespierre was the leader of The Mountain faction was he explains in his work he sought to eliminate anything standing in the way of the Revolution. He believed that anyone against the Revolution would not ever give up at trying to undermine it. Thus he began a crusade, known as the Reign of Terror to look at individuals whose loyalty was in