Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: US Hegemony in World Politics

Question:

The term "Computer War" was given to which of the following?

Options:

First Gulf War

First World War

Second Gulf War

Second World War

Correct Answer:

First Gulf War

Explanation:

The First Gulf War revealed the vast technological gap that had opened up between the US military capability and that of other states. The highly publicised use of so called ‘smart bombs’ by the US led some observers to call this a ‘computer war’. Widespread television coverage also made it a ‘video game war’, with viewers around the world watching the destruction of Iraqi forces live on TV in the comfort of their living rooms.