Title: International Politics: Terrorism | SparkNotes
Headings: International Politics
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Terrorism
Summary Terrorism
Terrorism is the use of violence (often against civilian targets)  to instill fear, generate publicity, and sometimes destabilize governments. Generally speaking, small groups fighting against powerful states practice  terrorism, but governments also have the ability to practice terrorism. Throughout  history, terrorism has taken many forms. Just in the last two centuries, for  example, terrorism has been used by Russian nihilists, nationalists in Israel, Nazi  forces, environmentalists worldwide, left-wing guerrillas in Europe, discontented  radicals in the United States, Latin American death squads, and Islamic  fundamentalists. Terrorism is not tied to any one particular ideology or group. Types of Terrorism
Scholars generally classify terrorism into two types: terrorism practiced  by governments and terrorism practiced by groups not affiliated with a  government.