Suppose That Terrorism Is Defined Broadly as the Deliberate Use

question 21

Multiple Choice

Suppose that terrorism is defined broadly as the deliberate use of violence against noncombatants for political or ideological purposes. In this case the Allied bombings of Dresden and other German cities in World War II and the atomic obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki would be considered

• A) acts of war.
• B) nonterrorist acts.
• C) terrorist acts.
• D) unclassifiable actions.

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