USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1919 United States anarchist bombings were a series of bombings and attempted bombings carried out by Galleanists from April through June 1919. The targets included anti-immigration politicians, anti-anarchist officials, and prominent businessmen, as well as a journalist and a church.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Anarchist Wave The opening salvo that touched off the first wave of modern terrorism took place on January 24, 1878, when Vera Zasulich, a little-known anarchist figure, shot and wounded a police commander in St. Petersburg, Russia. The offending officer had been accused of flogging political prisoners.

Detailed explanation-3: -SDS Convention, June 1969 The latter document outlined the position of the group that would become the Weathermen. It had been signed by Karen Ashley, Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, John Jacobs, Jeff Jones, Gerry Long, Howie Machtinger, Jim Mellen, Terry Robbins, Mark Rudd, and Steve Tappis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scholars have categorized motivations for terrorism to include psychological, ideological, and strategic. Those who engage in terrorism may do so for purely personal reasons, based on their own psychological state of mind. Their motivation may be nothing more than hate or the desire for power.