Question

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the idea of blowback?

A. A country signs a treaty to obtain oil from its neighbor, resulting in both countries earning huge amounts of money.
B. A country assassinates a foreign leader, causing the leader's supporters to detonate bombs in the country's embassies.
C. A country demands that its citizens follow a particular religion, leading many citizens to practice a religion they did not choose.
D. A country invades one of its neighbors with a massive military force, allowing it to capture and occupy key cities.

Answer 1

Which one is an adverse effect to what was intended?

Answer 2

A. A country signs a treaty to obtain oil from its neighbor, resulting in both countries earning huge amounts of money.

Answer 3

That's what were looking for here. We are looking for an adverse effect. A blowback is something that was intended for good but had a horrible effect.

Let's think it through together, Okay?

a.) resulting in both countries earning huge amounts of money-Seems pretty positive to me.
c.) leading many citizens to practice a religion they did not choose.-That was the intent of the original action. So positive.
D.) allowing it to capture and occupy key cities.-Again, this was the intent of the original action. Capturing key locations is positive when you are invading.

So once again, Which one is NEGATIVELY effected by the initial action.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

B. A country assassinates a foreign leader, causing the leader's supporters to detonate bombs in the country's embassies