Terrorism: the act of using deadly force against a defenseless population for some sort of ideological, political, or spiritual gain.
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Vehicle Ramming: using a vehicle conduct a terrorist attack by using it as a weapon by running people over at random. These usually occur in highly populated pedestrian areas with little to no protection.
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Radicalization is the process of taking someone and manipulating them into believing a certain set of ideals that could/can require it become their lives purpose and/or inciting violence on those who don't agree with or submit to the same ideals.
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Active shooting: when a person uses a gun to conduct an attack. They can either spontaneously attack or plan their attack ahead of time.
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Radicalization: the act of convincing, grooming, and manipulating the minds and bodies of people to conform to a way of life for a purpose or some sort of gain.
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Social Media: the online content sharing platform
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ISIS: a terrorist organization that has taken the place of Al Qaeda as most powerful terrorist organization.
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White Supremacy: believing the white race is superior. Many white supremacists fall into the neo-nazi category.
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