Distinguish among terrorists, insurgents, guerillas, and revolutionaries Terrorism is generally defined as the illegal use ol force against innocent people to achieve a political objective. The term...

Distinguish among terrorists, insurgents, guerillas, and revolutionaries Terrorism is generally defined as the illegal use ol force against innocent people to achieve a political objective. The term guerilla refers to antigovernmem forces located in rural areas that attack the military, the police, and government officials. The typical goal of an insurgency is to confront the existing government for control of all or a portion of its territory, or force political concessions in sharing political power. A revolution is generally seen as a civil war fought between nationalists and a sovereign power that holds control of the land, or between the existing government and local groups over issues of ideology and power.