World System Theorists Would Argue That the U

question 63

Multiple Choice

World system theorists would argue that the U.S.role in the Persian Gulf during the 1990s was the result of the U.S.desire to

• A) promote free trade and capitalism.
• B) end Iraqi imperialism.
• C) to protect oil-producing countries so that they could continue to get crude oil at lower prices.
• D) to end despotic rule in the region.

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