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Dev Sol

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Revolutionary People’s Liberation Front, formed in 1978 following a split with the Turkish People’s Liberation Front, is a Marxist organization that is violently anti-NATO and anti-USA

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Euzkadi Ta Azkatasuna (ETA)

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Founded by young nationalists in 1952, it is a Basque separatist group fighting for independence from Spain

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EOKA

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National Organization of Cypriot Fighters - dedicated to the ending of British colonial rule in Cyprus

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Executive Order 13224

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An executive order signed into law by former U.S. president George W. Bush on September 23, 2001, in response to the September 11, 2011, attacks

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November 17

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Revolutionary organization November 17, a Greek Marxist terror group - its operations were ceased around 2002

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Red Army Faction (RAF)

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left-wing German militant group that morphed from the Baader-Meinhof gang in the 1960s

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Domestic terrorism in Spain have been the domain of what terrorist group?

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ETA

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Greek terrorism has been the exclusive providence of what group?

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November 17

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This iron fist dictator came into power during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939

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Francisco Franco

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What was Franco’s plan to deal with Basque Nationalists?

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Suppress them at all costs by incorporating the Basque region into Spain and outlawing their culture and language

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Under Executive Order 13224, ETA was designated as what?

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Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization

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True or False

ETA was not originally formed as a terrorist group?

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True; they were given no option but to retaliate to the Basques

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Where did ETA get most of their support?

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Working classes. Members came from regions that identify with strong and unique ethnic identity of the Basque people.

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True/False

Since the ’50s, ETA has been riddled with internal squabbling, bitter dissension, and discontent?

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True

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Where did ETA members receive their training?

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Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in South Yemen

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The Basque Socialist Coalition, known as the Herri Batasuna (Peoples Unity) Party is led by who?

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Arnoldo Ortiz

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What does ANF stand for? What were they?

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Accion Nacional Espanila; a right-wing terror movement that targeted Basque separatists

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When was ANF formed?

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1970s

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Spain combated terrorism with its paramilitary special ops group. What was their name?

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Grupo Especial De Operaciones (GEO)

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What is GEO?

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Part of Spain’s National Police that is stationed in Guadalajara

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What does GRAPO stand for?

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Grupa De Resistencia Antifascista Primo Octobre

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What was GRAPO?

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a left-wing terror group active in the ’70s at about the same time as FRAP

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What was Spain’s 9-11 attack?

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The attack on Madrid’s rail system on March 11, 2004.

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True/False

Spain’s 9-11 attack was the worst act of terrorism on Spanish soil?

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Why wasn't ETA behind the rail attack?
1. ETA has usually claimed responsibility for its attack, but did not do so on this occasion 2. ETA has invariably given advance warnings of its attacks, often to minimize civilian casualties 3. The leader of the banned Batasuna Party publicly denied any ETA involvement and indicated an Arabic involvement 4. If behind the attacks, ETA would have had to change its targets away from the police, judiciary, and politicians, and target the public in general
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True/False ETA was behind the rail system attack
False
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Even though France seen the same level of terrorist activity as other European countries, its still threatened. Why?
Its large immigrant population threatened by jihadists trained and in tribal regions borders
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Why is France considered an ideal location from which to strike and hide?
It has borders with Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Its efficient transportation network of roads, air, sea, and rail systems.
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Where is the home base for the PFLP?
France
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True/False The PFLP was one of the most militant and aggressive Palestinian groups linked to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
True
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Who is Carlos the Jackal?
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez
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What attack were the Jackal linked to?
1972 - Massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games 1973 - Edward Sieff was attacked and wounded, his family owned Marks and Spencers 1974 - Armed assault and takeover of the French Embassy in The Hague by Japanese Red Army 1975 - Two French Intelligence agents were killed while investigating the Orly Airport attck 1975- Attack on the OPEC headquarters in Vienna in which three people died 1976- Air France, airliner hijacked to Entebbe, Uganda 1982 - Bombing attack on the Paris - Toulouse Express 1983 - Bombing attack on Marseille's main railway terminal killing 5 people
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Japanese Red Army (JRA)
Group pledged to a worldwide Marxist revolution and actively supported and was very much involved in the Palestinian struggle in the Middle East
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What attacks did they participate in?
Ferocious attack on Lod Airport in Israel, killing Puerto Rican pilgrims in the departure lounge.
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Action Direct (AD)
A Marxist terrorist group that were considered a left-wing revolutionary group
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Who helped support the AD's campaign against NATO?
Communist Combatant Cells (CCC) Red Brigade (RB) Red Army Faction (RAF)
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True/False France has been the breeding ground for unwelcome guests like Front de Liberation Nationale de la Corse (FLNC) and the extreme left-wing AD group
True
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The most aggressive groups operating out of Paris are
PLO and Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
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In the mid-1990's, what did GIA's actions in France include?
Attacks on the Paris Metro subway system
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Who is Richard Reid?
The shoe bomber who tried to bomb an American Airlines flight bound to Miami from Paris on December 22, 2001
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Who are the 3 converts to Islam?
Richard Reid David Courtailler Jerome Courtailler
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True/False Reid was sentenced to life in prison in Boston on January 30, 2003.
True
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July 1932, The Nazi party held what percent of the seats in German Parliament
38 percent
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What did Hitler call his government?
The Third Reich
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What are the name of the camps during the Holocaust
Belsen Auschwitz Buchenwald Dachau
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Who protested against American involvement in Vietnam?
The student left-wing radicals at Berlin Free University

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