Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Tamil Tigers

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the Tamil Tigers?

• A) Nationalist insurgents who engaged in extensive political violence over many years, resulting in widespread social disruption. They were eventually suppressed by the government.
• B) Urban leftists who engaged in targeted political violence, resulting in widespread social disruption and victory for the movement.
• C) Nationalist insurgents who engaged in targeted political violence, resulting in the collapse of a democratic government and victory for the movement.
• D) Urban leftists who engaged in extensive political violence, resulting in the collapse of a democratic government which was replaced by an authoritarian dictatorship that suppressed the movement.

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