Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: US Hegemony in World Politics

Question:

In which of the following country the US embassies were not bombed in 1998?

A- Kuala Lumpur

B- Brussels

C- Bangkok

D- Nairobi

E- Dar-es-Salaam,

 

Options:

A, B and C

B, C and D

C, D and E

A, B and E

Correct Answer:

A, B and C

Explanation:

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.