How did terrorist groups of the past, such as nineteenth-century anarchists and Narodnaya Volya, differ from most modern terrorist groups?

a. In the past, terrorists rarely used fatal violence and preferred to attack property instead.
b. In the past, terrorist groups were motivated by purely political goals rather than ideological ones.
c. In the past, terrorist groups were more likely to abide by the codes of international law.
d. In the past, terrorist groups exclusively focused on civilian targets because political officials were too difficult to strike.
e. In the past, terrorist groups were much more open to labeling themselves and their targets as terroristic.


Answer: e

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