Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: US Hegemony in World Politics

Question:

Who hailed the post cold world as the emergence of a 'new world order"?

Options:

Bill Clinton

Barak Obama

George H. W. Bush

Ronald Reagan

Correct Answer:

George H. W. Bush

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (3) - George H. W. Bush

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’.