UN experts concluded that Iraq had ________ in 1991 after its Desert Storm defeat, but officials in U.S. president George W. Bush's administration attempted to argue that the UN experts were wrong.

UN experts concluded that Iraq had ________ in 1991 after its Desert Storm defeat, but officials in U.S. president George W. Bush's administration attempted to argue that the UN experts were wrong.

A) destroyed its weapons of mass destruction
B) hidden its weapons of mass destruction
C) illegally invaded and occupied a neighboring country
D) supported terrorist attacks
E) falsified data concerning the presence of weapons of mass destruction


Answer: : A

Key challenges to establishing a representative government in Iraq after Saddam Hussein are

Key challenges to establishing a representative government in Iraq after Saddam Hussein are

A) geometric boundaries established by British and French treaties.
B) tribal and ethnic differences between provinces.
C) sectarian conflict between the Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
D) Al-Qaeda insurgents opposed to a secular state with U.S. ties.
E) All of these answers are correct.


Answer: : E

Which of the following is not true of al-Qaeda?

Which of the following is not true of al-Qaeda?

A) Al-Qaeda has been implicated in several bombings since the attack on the United States in 2001.
B) Al-Qaeda is a single unified organization.
C) Most al-Qaeda cell members have lived in ordinary society, supporting themselves with jobs or crime.
D) Finance, media, legal-religious policy and military committees report to a council called Majiis al shura.
E) Al-Qaeda grew out of the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.


Answer: : B

In the 1980s, the United States sent bombers to attack ________ in a failed attempt to kill Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, in retribution for his country's support of terrorism.

In the 1980s, the United States sent bombers to attack ________ in a failed attempt to kill Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, in retribution for his country's support of terrorism.

A) Libya
B) Iraq
C) Iran
D) Egypt
E) Israel


Answer: : A

Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence because

Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence because

A) attacks are never well coordinated.
B) attacks are aimed at military targets or political leaders.
C) attacks are aimed at ordinary people.
D) attacks use only personal and improvised weapons.
E) attacks are typically made without regard for political goals.



Answer: : C

Since the end of the Cold War,

Since the end of the Cold War,

A) Russia has become a nation-state, with the expulsion of minorities from regions such as the Caucasus.
B) military alliances have become more important in Europe.
C) nationalities have been discouraged from expressing their cultural identities, particularly in the Caucasus region and Siberia.
D) Russia has undergone political and economic turmoil, including rebellion in the Caucasus region.
E) COMECON has reemerged as a major economic entity in Eastern Europe, and has cooperated with the European Union and NATO on environmental issues and regional trade.



Answer: : D