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anjilletteb

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Which of the following was the reason for the increase in the government's willingness to fight over the Biafra territory which led to the Biafran war?
 
  A. The Ibo were organized into many relatively small city-states, with no centralized
  political authority in the region.
  B. In 1966, a group of mostly Ibo military officers seized power in a coup d'tat.
  C. The Ibo seceded from Nigeria and declared themselves the independent Republic of
  Biafra.
  D. The majority Ibo territory of Biafra in the southeast included the oil-rich region of
  the Niger Delta.
  E. Many Ibos were unable to reclaim pre-war jobs in the Nigerian government.

Question 2

Religion and ethnicity in Nigeria are what is known in political science as reinforcing social cleavages, which refer to ________.
 
  A. tactics of colonial governance, most commonly used by the British, in which local
  authorities were incorporated into the system of colonial administration
  B. the observations that show that countries with an abundance of natural resources
  often perform worse in terms of economic development and good governance than
  countries without these resources
  C. divisions in society, such as ethnic, religious, or economic distinctions, which
  coincide with one another.
  D. divisions in society that are mutually exclusive and often helpful in neutralizing the
  adverse effects of diversity
  E. practices that involve manipulating the economic environment in order to capture
  economic rents



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triiciiaa

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C




anjilletteb

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


skipfourms123

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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