The exact definition of the word terrorism is the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. But this word, terrorism, cannot be defined as it does not reveal what it affects are. Terrorism is justified by some as just doing what needed to be done to gain power, while others believe it is brutal force used to put fear into others. Terrorism is highly successful as it not only directly affects people, but it affects the people as a community. For instance, if one suicide bombed a market, only a few people would die, but the impact of their community is what's most effective. Terrorists as a people know the benefits of terrorism, and they have used it in the past to gain power. Two
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The Taliban were a religiously driven terror group, while the Bolsheviks were only interested in power. As the Taliban were beginning to gain more followers in Afghanistan by preaching of Sunni Islam, they also began preaching what is called the Sharia Law. The Sharia Law is a strict type of Islam, but it does not allow the acts of terror. Many Taliban members created their own versions of the Sharia Law to justify the acts of terror, such as 9/11. The Taliban’s goal of bringing glory to Allah was distorted into killing for Allah, those who did not follow him. According to Daniel P. Sullivan, the Taliban used “religious ideology as the effective oxygen feeding the[m]”. The Bolsheviks, however, did not use religion at all in their conquering of Russia. The Bolsheviks were a communist terror group, and were indifferent when it came to religion. Their main goal was to wipe out the Romanov’s and start Russia down the path to industrialization. As mentioned earlier, the Bolsheviks were mainly poor farmers and workers with no food nor money, and their communistic goals allowed them to join the movement. Even though the Bolsheviks and Taliban used different reasons for their movements, they were both very …show more content…
In the 1910’s, Russia was in a chaotic period. Russia was struggling to maintain a financially sound government as much of their money went into their military in support of World War II. Without this money, the Russian government struggled to feed the local farmers and other poor families living in the rural areas. These farming families, “whose sons were being slaughtered at the front and who severe suffered food and fuel shortages at home,” were ready for change. A man named Vladimir Lenin had an idea to solve all of Russia's problems. He spoke of a type of government that allowed Farmers to earn the same amount of money as wealthy businessmen in urban parts of Russia. This ideology is considered to be the start to a communistic Russia. Many of the farmers in other poor families joined together in support of Lenin, starting what became the October Revolution, overall the start of the Russian Revolution. The Russian Revolution was successful as the dynastic period of Russia ended and there was hope for a new and improved Russia in the near future. The Taliban however did not need a revolution to take over Afghanistan. Members of the table and began preaching in mosques of their strict type of Sunni law Sharia law. the Taliban quickly gained support from local Muslims comma and this gave them a lot of power. The Afghani
The Taliban were a religiously driven terror group, while the Bolsheviks were only interested in power. As the Taliban were beginning to gain more followers in Afghanistan by preaching of Sunni Islam, they also began preaching what is called the Sharia Law. The Sharia Law is a strict type of Islam, but it does not allow the acts of terror. Many Taliban members created their own versions of the Sharia Law to justify the acts of terror, such as 9/11. The Taliban’s goal of bringing glory to Allah was distorted into killing for Allah, those who did not follow him. According to Daniel P. Sullivan, the Taliban used “religious ideology as the effective oxygen feeding the[m]”. The Bolsheviks, however, did not use religion at all in their conquering of Russia. The Bolsheviks were a communist terror group, and were indifferent when it came to religion. Their main goal was to wipe out the Romanov’s and start Russia down the path to industrialization. As mentioned earlier, the Bolsheviks were mainly poor farmers and workers with no food nor money, and their communistic goals allowed them to join the movement. Even though the Bolsheviks and Taliban used different reasons for their movements, they were both very …show more content…
In the 1910’s, Russia was in a chaotic period. Russia was struggling to maintain a financially sound government as much of their money went into their military in support of World War II. Without this money, the Russian government struggled to feed the local farmers and other poor families living in the rural areas. These farming families, “whose sons were being slaughtered at the front and who severe suffered food and fuel shortages at home,” were ready for change. A man named Vladimir Lenin had an idea to solve all of Russia's problems. He spoke of a type of government that allowed Farmers to earn the same amount of money as wealthy businessmen in urban parts of Russia. This ideology is considered to be the start to a communistic Russia. Many of the farmers in other poor families joined together in support of Lenin, starting what became the October Revolution, overall the start of the Russian Revolution. The Russian Revolution was successful as the dynastic period of Russia ended and there was hope for a new and improved Russia in the near future. The Taliban however did not need a revolution to take over Afghanistan. Members of the table and began preaching in mosques of their strict type of Sunni law Sharia law. the Taliban quickly gained support from local Muslims comma and this gave them a lot of power. The Afghani