When U.S. leaders assumed that Iraqis would adapt to democratic reforms following the U.S. invasion in 2003, they did not take into account how Iraqi cultural values differed from U.S. values. What mistake did U.S. planners make?
Ans: ethnocentrism
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a. a covert operation through which the Reagan administration planned to topple the Iranian government b. a diplomatic disaster in which Iranian and Nicaraguan leaders were deeply insulted by one of Reagan's speeches c. a foreign policy crisis in which Reagan sent combat troops to both Iran and Nicaragua in order to keep the peace d. a crisis between Iran and Nicaragua that nearly resulted in nuclear war e. a scandal in which the government planned to sell weapons to Iran in order to finance exiles fighting in Nicaragua
Which of the following statements accurately brings out the difference between the Incas and Aztecs?
A. The Aztecs exercised wide, direct central control; the Incas seldom used enforced resettlement. B. The Inca survived in a high-altitude environment; the Aztecs survived in a low-altitude environment. C. TheAztecs put a god of war at the center of their pantheon; the Incas worshiped the sun and beneficent energy as their central god. D. The Inca drew and carved vivid, naturalistic designs and sculpture; the Aztecs tended to the abstract and unrealistic.
Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on rural areas in western Europe and America
What will be an ideal response?
In the twentieth century, Western women have
A. experienced a dramatic change in status. B. been unaffected by modern developments in contraception and abortion techniques. C. found little support for birth control and abortion. D. found fewer professional opportunities available to them than before 1910. E. abandoned professional careers for the profession of homemaker.