Question

What did Bush mean when he referred to terrorist regimes as an ñaxis of evilî?

A. The regimes coordinated efforts to seek and provide weapons for use in attacking the United States and its allies.

B. The regimes posed no real threat to U.S. citizensÍ safety.

C. The regimes were indifferent to the policies of the United States and its allies.

D. The regimes either would need to cooperate with UN weapons inspectors or face possible sanctions.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Bush referred to terrorist regimes as an "axis of evil" meaning that those regimes coordinated efforts to seek and provide weapons for use in attacking the United States and its allies.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression "axis of evil" was used by then President of the United States George W. Bush in his State of the Union address on January 29, 2002 to describe the regimes that supported international terrorism. The nation-states that Bush mentioned in his speech were Iraq, Iran and North Korea, to which Libya, Syria and Cuba were later added. Then three more states were added: Belarus, Burma and Zimbabwe.

Answer 2

When Bush referred to the terrorist regimes as an axis of evil is the regimes coordinated efforts to seek and provide weapons for use in attacking the United States and its allies. The correct answer is A.