Which of the following statements best explains why isolationist sentiment regarding american foreign policy was no longer dominant after world war ii? a. u. s. casualties had been low enough that americans were not reluctant about using military force in the future. b. the united states emerged from the war in direct competition with the soviet union for international influence. c. the united states responded to the discovery of the holocaust by ceding some of its sovereignty to international courts. d. u. s. military leaders believed that they could easily add parts of the defeated countries to a new american empire.

answer

the statement that best describes president carter’s attempt to free the hostages in iran is c. all of the attempts failed.

explanation

the operation eagle claw conducted by the united states armed forces was a failed mission which aimed to rescue 52 americans captured as hostages in the american embassy, tehran on 24/4/1980.the mission was authorized by president jimmy carter. the failures included;   obstacles in operation that included operational conditions challenges caused by sandstorms, hydraulic problems of one the helicopters and , mechanical failure of another helicopter that was identified as a cracked rotor blade and the crashing of another helicopter during mission abortion causing death of 8 service persons.

to force terrorists groups to stop attacking western targets using massive military force.