Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: US Hegemony in World Politics

Question:

The given political outline Map of the world shows six places marked as A, B, C, D, E and F. Choose the correct 'alphabet' from the options based on the following information:

Under Operation Infinite Reach, which of the following country was attacked by a series of cruise missile strikes as ordered by Bill Clinton?

Options:

A

B

C

D

Correct Answer:

D

Explanation:

The Point 'D' on the map is Sudan, an African country where America launched a series of cruise missile attacks as per Operation Infinite Reach.

Another significant US military action during the Clinton years was in response to the bombing of the US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania in 1998. These bombings were attributed to Al-Qaeda, a terrorist organisation strongly influenced by extremist Islamist ideas. Within a few days of this bombing, President Clinton ordered Operation Infinite Reach, a series of cruise missile strikes on Al-Qaeda terrorist targets in Sudan and Afghanistan. The US did not bother about the UN sanction or provisions of international law in this regard. It was alleged that some of the targets were civilian facilities unconnected to terrorism. In retrospect, this was merely the beginning.