Question

What are the goals of all terrorists groups, regardless of ideology? Check all that apply.

to participate in criminal acts
to gain independence for a group
to frighten people into submission
to target symbolic places and events
to achieve social and political changes
to impose religion on nonreligious people
to destroy governments and create anarchy

Answer 1

Select:
- to frighten people into submission
- to achieve social and political changes

Brief explanation:
- Core to terrorism (regardless of ideology) is using violence or the threat of violence to create fear and coerce a wider audience, and to further some political or social objective.
- The other options describe specific tactics (targeting symbolic sites), crimes they may commit, or particular ideological aims (independence, imposing religion, destroying governments) that apply to some groups but not all.