While terrorism – that is, violence or the threat of violence intentionally directed against civilians – has been used since time immemorial as a means to secure political objectives, the 1960s ushered in a completely new of political violence. Motivated by thinkers such as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, this new generation of terrorism fought in vain to stop the vehicle of capitalism: driven by the opulent and supported by the exploitation of a bloodthirsty working class. Significant among like-minded New Left groups was the Weather Underground Organization (WUO), which conducted a series of bombings to protest perceived American injustice. This expression of hostility by student activists, while far from a true revolutionary movement, stands out as one of the few so-called "terrorist movements" to consistently attack and antagonize on American soil. Although officially formed in 1969, writings had been on the wall since before 1959 and indicators of the Weather Underground's impending conception were prevalent throughout the previous decade, which had served as a pe...