U)S Policy Makers Decided to Invade Iraq in 2003 in Part

question 73

Multiple Choice

U) S. policy makers decided to invade Iraq in 2003 in part in order to introduce democracy into the region. If Iraq and other Middle Eastern states became democratic, which of the following did policy makers NOT consider would occur?

• A) States in the region would be more likely to make peace with Israel.
• B) Middle Eastern democracies would be less likely to harbor terrorists.
• C) States in the Middle East would distribute oil resources more fairly among their populace.
• D) New democracies in the region would be willing to make peace with the United States.

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Definitions:

Gas Centrifuges

Devices used in the uranium enrichment process that rapidly spin gas to separate isotopes, particularly to increase the percentage of uranium-235 for use in nuclear reactors or weapons.

Uranium Isotope

Variants of the element uranium that contain the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, with different isotopes having different nuclear properties.

Radioactive Material

Substances that emit radiation as a result of the spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei.

Strip Mines

Large, open-pit mines where layers of soil and rock are removed to access underlying minerals.