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plus1 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Outcomes of the Persian Gulf War included which of the following?

A) the toppling of Saddam Hussein from power
B) the outburst of civil war in Iran
C) a general belief that American military technology was inferior
D) the achievement of President Bush's goal to restore the status quo

Question 2

In 1991, President George H. W. Bush avoided the Vietnam Syndrome in the Persian Gulf War by __________.

A) avoiding mention of Vietnam in his speeches about the conflict
B) using a large number of troops and weapons to achieve quick victory
C) seeking to gain his military objectives in secrecy
D) refusing to allow any allies to help in the military effort

Question 3

President Bush's call for U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf came when __________.

A) Saddam Hussein's forces engaged in a bitter war with Iran
B) Iraq invaded Kuwait and gained control of its oil production
C) the Soviet Union sent its forces into southern Iraq
D) the United Nations decided to support Saddam Hussein's claim in Kuwait

Question 4

Developments in foreign relations in the late 1980s included __________.

A) relatively peaceful revolutions that toppled Soviet control of eastern Europe
B) a heightening of the Cold War and the arms race
C) the emergence of a strong isolationist foreign policy by the United States
D) President Bush's aggressive verbal attacks on Mikhail Gorbachev