Which of the following statements about U.S.–Nigerian relations is NOT true?
a. During the Cold War, Nigeria's military governments generally aligned their foreign policies with that of the United States.
b. The United States buys about 8 percent of its oil exports from Nigeria and this has generally muted its criticism of Nigerian domestic politics.
c. Although he has maintained the county's close ties to the US, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan did not particularly emphasize this in his election campaigns.
d. A sizeable Nigerian diaspora exists in the United States and has recently begun to exercise some influence over American foreign affairs.
e. Since the 1960s, Christian Nigerians have been avid consumers of American Pentecostalism.
c
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The Democratic Party's long-time regional stronghold, "the Solid South," stemmed from a realignment during which historical period?
A. Great Depression B. Civil War era C. 1980s D. 1890s E. None of these answers is correct.
Which of the following accurately describes the role of force as a power resource in the oil crisis of 1973?
a. There was a direct linkage between the length of the embargo and the force projections of the United States, which moved military resources into the Gulf. b. There was no link between security interdependence and oil interdependence because there was no strangulation. c. Strangulation occurred, and so force ceased to become too costly to be used directly (even though it never was). d. Saudi Arabia was able to push the embargo to such extremes because the United States could offer it no long-run security guarantee in the instability of the Middle East. e. There was an indirect linkage between security interdependence and oil interdependence, but force played a background role.