CRIM 413 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Headache, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Mass Suicide
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Word enters lexicon during french (reign of terror) jacobins under robespierrre. Sought to provoke jewish uprising against roman rule during middle ages of first century. Thought lived in messiac times had to accelerate the downfall of the roman empire. Ended up provoking conflict through their public assassinations jews lost group of zealots exiled to mountains where they committed mass suicide rather than be taken in. Called ismailis-nizari group of shiite muslilms believed necessity of puryfing islam, since it was led by sunis". Led to believe paradise in the afterlife. Would often stay by target and await trial (execution) French revolution the people became the authrotiy wave of terror followed by robespieree state terror act! Committed to bringing down the regime of the czar to become a more socialist country! Nationalistic colonies looking to free themselves from the clutches of britian and other powerful colonies! China sent nationalists to taiwan remain there to this day.