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Violent Political Aims. By Matt Reed and Noah Strong. IRA: Background. Irish Republican Army Descended from the Irish Republican Brotherhood that used guerilla warfare to fight British rule Held a series of rebellions and campaigns. Use secret societies to plot and organize rebellions.
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Violent Political Aims By Matt Reed and Noah Strong
IRA: Background • Irish Republican Army • Descended from the Irish Republican Brotherhood that used guerilla warfare to fight British rule • Held a series of rebellions and campaigns. • Use secret societies to plot and organize rebellions. • Responsible for multiple terrorist bombings. • IRA Link
Bloody Sunday • January 30th, 1972 • Civil rights organizations held non-violent protests of the British governments discrimination of Catholics. • 26 unarmed civil-rights protesters were shot by soldiers of the British Army. • The public perceptions of the day boosted the status of, and recruitment into, the organizations like the IRA.
The Troubles • Troubles were the relationship between the Protestant unionist and Catholic nationalist communities in Northern Ireland. • Three decades of violence between Northern Ireland's nationalist community (Catholic) and its unionist community (British and Protestant). • Civilians killed: 1,857 Total dead: 3,524
The Taliban • An Islamic militant and political group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001. • They enforced an extremely strict interpretation of Sharia law. • Massacred civilians, denied food supplies to 160,000 starving civilians, in order to scare Muslims into complying with their laws . • Scorched Earth Policy, they burned huge areas of fertile land and destroyed tens of thousands of homes.
Al-Qaeda Starting Out • Al-Qaeda started out around 1988 under Bin Laden. • First main task for Al-Qaeda was defeat the Soviet Union in Afghan. • They helped finance, recruit and transport thousands of troops to support and help fight for Afghan resistance. • In 1988, Al-Qaeda issued a statement that they wanted to kill U.S citizens and military and their allies everywhere.
Al-Qaeda Current Goals • Current goal of Al-Qaeda is to establish a pan-Islamic Caliphate through out the world by working with other Islamic extremist groups to over throw regimes. • They carry out this plan through violent acts. • Preform most of attacks against western civilizations.
Notable Attacks • September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. • Killed approx. 3,000 people. • Devastated the United States • One of the main causes of the War on Terror. • Other Notable Al-Qaeda strikes… • May 12, 2003 car bombing attacks on residential compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • October 12, 2000 U.S.S Cole attack, preformed by Yemen, killing 17 crew members and 39 wounded
Al-Qaeda attaks Recent terrorist attacks preformed by Al-Qaeda.
Victims Reactions • Other countries took action on these attacks on their country with war. • Caused disputes between countries • Sept 11, 2001 seemed to bring U.S.A together as a nation • Death of Bin Laden brought joy to many. He was the face of Al-Qaeda.
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna • Euskadi Ta Askatasuna= ETA which means “Basque Homeland and Freedom” • ETA is a terrorist group located in Great Basque country and Paris • Started out in 1959 • Has evolved in to a group who’s goal is to promote Basque Culture. • Main targets are the governments of Spain and France.
What is Basque Culture? • People of this culture are mainly located in Spain and France. • Basque people want independence from the Spanish and French governments. • Basque conflict…
Notable attacks preformed by ETA • Assination if Spanish Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco. Occurred on December 20, 1973 • June 19, 1987: A car bomb kills 21 civilians in ETA's most lethal attack. • Over the course of the ETA organization it has accounted for over 800 deaths.
ETA’s Current position • Current leader is Zuba • Most recent attack was October 20, 2011 • Have an estimated 200 members. • Mainly look to perform terror operations on political leaders, general public and influential people in the countries of Spain and France.
Works Cited • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles • http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=255 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taliban • http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/al-qaida.htm • http://photoalt9.myblog.it/archive/2011/09/12/al-qaeda.html • http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/USII.33+Analyze+the+course+and+consequences+of+America%E2%80%99s+recent+diplomatic+initiatives. • http://www.genzpad.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Al-Qaeda.jpg • http://nadyneharts.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/9-11-01.jpg • http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/02/the_strategy_and_objectives_of.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02 • http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/world/asia/osama-bin-laden-is-killed.html?pagewanted=all • http://terrorism.about.com/od/groupsleader1/p/ETA.htm