Enlightenment is when you are learning or understanding. Ignorance (the opposite) is when you have a lack of knowledge and understanding. Prejudice and superstition sprout from ignorance.
Enlightenment is freedom from ignorance.
I´m pretty sure its A.) Centipede
The U.S. feared that Hussein would gain and use influence if he controlled Kuwaiti oil
The Answer is Cats because as you said he believed they were used in devils worship.
They looked at it in 19th and 20th century. They wanted to reach the Pacific ocean because they wanted to get warm water ports where they could build ports used for trading with ships. This expansion was one of the reasons why Russia had a war with Japan at the time regarding borders and expansion towards China