History glossary
terrorism
political violence aimed at civilians or symbolic targets to create fear and pressure governments.
- Category
- Conflict tactic
- Region
- Global
- Date range
- Varies
What it means
Political violence aimed at civilians or symbolic targets to create fear and pressure governments.
Stories using this term
The World After The Cold War
From the fall of the Soviet Union to the rise of China and global terrorism, this story traces the turbulent reshaping of the international order after 1991.
The French Revolution
From royal debt and social inequality to republic, terror, and Napoleon, the French Revolution dismantled the old order and produced the political ideas of citizenship, rights, and nationalism that defined the modern world.
The United States After 9/11
After 9/11, the United States launched the War on Terror, invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, expanded surveillance and homeland security, and entered a long era of costly war and deep political division.
