Question

-Editorial: Countries That Harm Their Own Citizens Cannot Be True U.S. Allies

-President Carter Announces Increased Focus on Human Rights Records of Military Partners

-President Carter Ends Support for Nicaragua, Citing Human Rights Abuses



What development in foreign policy do these headlines reflect?

a) A need to balance the desire to protect human rights with the interests of the U.S. economy
b )A belief that human rights are as important as military policy
c) A decision to intervene in some human rights situations but not others
d) An acknowledgment that strong words on human rights are not always applied equally to all nations

Answer 1

Answer: b) A belief that human rights are as important as military policy

Explanation: President Carter took a strong stand to protect the peace and the human rights of all peoples. Mistreatment of citizens was not only a matter of that country. The United States was also concerned. So economic aid was cut to these countries who did not respect human rights of their citizens. He supported the idea that human rights were as important as military policy.