Short Quiz
For discussion:
WORLD HISTORY 101 MID-TERM EXAMThis test consists of one (1) multiple-choice question (so you better get it right!)
Here’s a list of the countries that the U.S. has bombed since the end of World War II, compiled by historian William Blum:
China: 1945-46
Korea: 1950-53
China: 1950-53
Guatemala: 1954
Indonesia: 1958
Cuba: 1959-60
Guatemala: 1960
Congo: 1964
Peru: 1965
Laos: 1964-73
Vietnam: 1961-73
Cambodia: 1969-70
Guatemala: 1967-69
Grenada: 1983
Libya: 1986
El Salvador: 1980s
Nicaragua: 1980s
Panama: 1989
Iraq: 1991-99
Sudan: 1998
Afghanistan: 1998
Yugoslavia: 1999
QUESTION: In how many of these instances did a democratic government, respectful of human rights, occur as a direct result? Choose one of the following:
(a) 0
(b) zero
(c) none
One source attributes this quiz to Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Whatever the source, it’s certainly making the rounds on the web.
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In another vein, why are we only interested in countries “bombed” after World War Two? Is it to avoid discussing Germany or Japan?
This is a bit like asking “how many skyscrapers have been built by wrecking balls?”
Military action of any kind takes place in the larger framework of National Strategy.
To honestly answer this question, we need to ask:
Was it our National Strategy to create “a democratic government, respectful of human rights” in all of those countries?
How many of those countries now enjoy a such a government?
How many others are heading in that direction?
To find infastractures