In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: During the 1990s, the United Nations mandated the liberation of Kuwait by force.
Reason: In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, rapidly occupying and subsequently annexing it.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, rapidly occupying and subsequently annexing it. After a series of diplomatic attempts failed at convincing Iraq to quit its aggression, the United Nations mandated the liberation of Kuwait by force. For the UN, this was a dramatic decision after years of deadlock during the Cold War. US President George H.W. Bush hailed the emergence of a ‘new world order’.