What was the significance, other than the obvious harm to us forces, of the terror attack on the uss cole in 2000? a. it demonstrated that bin laden and al-qaeda were not intimidated by the united states' reprisal for their terrorist acts. b. its small size and force indicated that al-qaeda's resources were being worn down by the us military. c. it demonstrated that bin laden's control over al-qaeda was incontrovertible, because the attackers identified themselves as bin laden's servants just before the explosion. d. its coordination and successful use of underwater rocketry demonstrated that al-qaeda's strength and use of technology were growing along with the terror movement.

The correct answer is A. The significance of the terror attack on the USS Cole in 2000, other than the obvious harm to US forces, was that it demonstrated that Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda were not intimidated by the United States' reprisal for their terrorist acts.

Explanation:

The attack on USS Cole was a terrorist attack on the US Navy ship USS Cole on 12 October 2000 in the port of Aden in Yemen, in which seventeen Americans lost their lives. The attack was perpetrated by the Al-Qaeda terror group.

The attack had a clear message: Al Qaeda was willing to carry out a large-scale and sustained war against the United States, and was not intimidated by American reprisals. This was confirmed with the Attacks of September 11, a year later.

in 'popular history' of europe in america it's common to blame the rise of the nazis (and of coursewwii, too) mainly on the treaty of versailles. despite the harshness of the treaty and despite the inflation of 1919-23 germany did benefit from the economic buoyancy of the roaring twenties. in the general election in 1928, the nazis only managed to get 12 (out of about 584) seats in the reichstag. the nazis were widely seen as a laughing-stock led by a funny little man given to yelling and wild gesticulation. of all european countries, none was hit harder than germany by the stockmarket crash of october 1929. germany had borrowed very large sums from american banks, with much of the money repayable either on demand or at short notice. these loans were of course recalled, and bankruptcies in germany rose sharply from the start of 1930 (or earlier). unemployment rose sharply, too. the german constitution of 1919 contained much that was utopian, including the right to paid employment. the realities of the situation made a mockery of the weimar constitution. one of german's great weaknesses at the time was the lack of a broadly based, popular right-wing party comparable to, say, the republicans in the us or the conservatives in britain. the obvious candidate, the german nationalists (the dnvp), had lost its grip and was hopelessly out oftouch with many of its supporters especially in rural areas. germany became increasingly hard to govern.

from about the middle of 1930 onwards the new chancellor, br�ning, had to govern by decree. in the absence of mainstream right-wing party, the nazis - who ruthlessly exploited genuine grievances - suddenly became the largest single party in the reichstag. with the growing effects of the great depression, unemployment reached about 27% (or more) in 1932. acting on bad advice (from the dnvp) hindenburg dismissed brüning in july 1932. in the general election that followed, the nazis won 37% of the seats. the other party that did well was the communist party (kpd) with 14%. fresh elections were held in november 1932: the nazi vote fell slightly, but the communist vote rose to 17%. in the streets of berlin and other major cities violence between left and right and their paramilitary wings grew. by late 1932, the effects of the great depression in germany had passed their peak, but this wasn't obvious at the time. the steady rise in communist vote triggered panic among most of the mainstream parties. after trying various solutions to the political crisis, hindenburg again took very bad advice - again from the dnvp. on the basis of this advice, he appointed hitler reichs chancellor on 30 january 1933 who promised to form a coalition with the german nationalists (dnvp). he did so, but at the same time almost immediately unleashed the sa (stormtroopers) who started a reign of terror within two months germany became a dictatorship, complete with concentration camps. joncey

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i think it would be a