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Religious Wars & Violence

Author: David Dillard-Wright

Religious Wars and Violence

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Terms to Know
Ethnic Cleansing

The targeting of ethic or religious groups for elimination from a particular area, generally either by death or forced relocation.

Terrorism

The deliberate undertaking, or threatening, of violent actions against a civilian population designed to instill fear in that population in order to achieve desired social, political, or religious aims.

The Crusades

A series of wars between Christian and Muslim armies for control of Palestine, Eastern Europe, and North Africa.