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US Hegemony in World Politics
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Mention the significance of 9/11 in US.

Answer

The day On 11 September 2001,when nineteen hijackers from Arab countries hijacked four American commercial aircrafts and blew them into important buildings in the US as mentioned below:

(i) One each crashed into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Centre.

(ii) Another crashed into the Pentagon building in Arlington.

(iii) Forth fell down in a field in Pennsylvania.

These attacks are known as '9/11' as in the USA month is written first and date follows thereafter.
This incident also made the US to launch a global war on terror.

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Some More Questions From US Hegemony in World Politics Chapter

Which among the following statements about hegemony is incorrect ?

Which among the following statements is wrong about the contemporary world order?

Which among the following statements is wrong with regard to 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'?

Give an example each of the three kinds of hegemony that are dealt with in the chapter. Do not cite examples that are in the chapter.

Mention three ways in which US dominance since the Cold War is different from its position as a superpower during the Cold War.

Match the following:

What are the constraints on American hegemony today ? Which one of these do you expect to get more important in the future ?

Read the three extracts in the chapter from the Lok Sabha debate on the Indo-US deal. Develop any one of these into a full speech defending a certain position on Indo-US relations.

'If big and resourceful states cannot resist the US hegemony, it is unrealistic to expect much smaller and weaker non-state actors to offer any resistance'. Examine this proposition and give your opinion.

What does the word America signify ?