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Question 1

Many Americans were against the 1991 Persian Gulf War because
 
  a. they were afraid that Iran would come to Iraq's aid and declare war against the United States.
  b. they accepted Saddam Hussein's claim that Kuwait was not a separate nation but merely a province of Iraq.
  c. they took seriously the Soviet Union's threat of nuclear retaliation if the United States used armed forceagainst Iraq.
 d. they believed that economic sanctions against Iraq should be given more time to work.

Question 2

President George H.W. Bush committed American troops to the 1991 Persian Gulf War
 
  a. only after getting the approval of both America's allies and Congress.
  b. over the objections of America's allies, who would agree only to economic sanctions against Iraq.
  c. despite the opposition of the great majority of the American public, who wanted no part in another Vietnam.
  d. without consulting either America's allies or Congress.




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