Why was saudi arabia fearful of iraq in 1990? a)iraq moved its troops to the border that saudi arabia shared with kuwait. b)saddam hussein had threatened to invade saudi arabia. c)iraq had threatened to invade the united states. d) saudi arabia was a smaller, more vulnerable country than kuwait.

The correct answer is - B) Saddam Hussein had threatened to invade Saudi Arabia.

Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq, was a person that had militaristic and expansionist views in his political leadership. In the 1990's, Hussein decided to attack the smaller country on the south of Iraq, Kuwait. He didn't had any real problems with invading Kuwait considering the superior weaponry and much bigger army. Than he decided that Saudi Arabia should be attacked, and than the international community decided to react, so he didn't managed to do what he wanted.

The goal of Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, was to gain as big access to the sea as possible, and to gain as much oil fields as possible, thus he decided to attack the two countries that he and his troops would be able to overcome without any significant problem. Unfortunately for him, his mission failed after the international community intervened.

in 32-page handwritten address, washington urged americans to avoid excessive political party spirit and geographical distinctions, in foreign affairs he warned against long-term alliances with other nations. the address was printed in philladelphia's american daily advertiser on september 19, 1796

the answer is d. tariffs were raised by america's trading partners after the smoot-hawley tariff act, decreasing exports, and declining job rates.