Question

Q1:

Some commentators suggest that the US should have learned from its experiences in the Lebanon conflict (1980's) not to become involved in the Syrian Civil War. What factors might have prevented such a conclusion?

Group of answer choices

The Lebanese civil war was mainly a political conflict, while the Syrian civil war is based on ethno-religious identity and has inherently different dynamics

Intervening in Lebanon did not incur any real costs, so the US was not sufficiently wary about Syria

The Israel lobby drove US intervention in Lebanon, but is less interested in Syria

Cold War dynamics limited the role that other great powers would take in Lebanon, but Syria occurred in a post-Cold War world with different rules

Q2:

Which of these statements is true regarding US intervention in Africa during the 1990's?

Group of answer choices

Despite failures in intervention during the 1990's, the US has been able to foster successful development and growth in both Somalia and Rwanda during the past two decades

The US experience in Somalia played a central role in shaping US action during the Rwandan Genocide

Criticism of US inaction during the Rwandan Genocide pushed the Clinton Administration to intervene in Somalia, with disastrous results

There was no real relationship between the Somalia and Rwandan interventions

Answer 1

Q1: Some commentators suggest that the US should have learned from its experiences in the Lebanon conflict (1980's) not to become involved in the Syrian Civil War. What factors might have prevented such a conclusion?

Answer= Cold War dynamics limited the role that other great powers would take in Lebanon, but Syria occurred in a post-Cold War world with different rules

Reason= Syrian conflict includes the post cold war dynamics in which a number of factors were included such as control over the international trade terrorism, regional and transnational conflicts.

Q2: Which of these statements is true regarding US intervention in Africa during the 1990's?

Answer=Criticism of US inaction during the Rwandan Genocide pushed the Clinton Administration to intervene in Somalia, with disastrous results

Reason=  the Clinton Administration attracted a lot of criticism during the inaction in Rwandan Genocide that forced it to intervene in the Somalian conflcit