Title: What is terrorism? What do terrorists want?
Headings: What is terrorism? What do terrorists want?
What is terrorism? What do terrorists want?
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1. What is terrorism?
2. What do terrorists want?
3. Is terrorism getting worse?

Content: The Islamic State uses the internet to recruit followers. Nations also use terrorism tactics in other countries to safeguard their own national interest. Iran is known for supporting Hezbollah in Lebanon against Israel. The United States supported the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt against the communist government of Gamal Abdel Nasser and the mujahedeen in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union. 2. What do terrorists want? Terrorists are not all after the same thing. Terrorists often justify their bloody acts on the basis of perceived social, economic and political unfairness. Or they take inspiration from religious beliefs or spiritual principles. Many forms of terrorism were inspired by warfare between races, struggles between the rich and poor or battles between political outcasts and elites.