Question

In 2006, united states president George W. Bush favored allowing Dubai Ports World, a company owned by the United Arab Emirates, to administer several American ports. This plan was liberal commercialism because it
a. tried to keep peace by using the threat of military force
b. tried to encourage peace by strengthening economic ties to a Middle East state
c. tried to encourage peace by removing a non-democratic government from power

Answer 1

This plan was liberal commercialism because it tried to encourage peace by strengthening economic ties to a Middle East state.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Commercial liberalism is the act of encouraging free trade and economic interdependence in a peaceful manner such that by doing so the two nations can help in strengthening the ties. This is a strategy used by a lot of countries in the west to establish trade with a lot of nations.

This was done by the United State of America too, when George W. Bush favoured entering Dubai Port Worlds, a company bought by the United Arab Emirate, in order to administer many American port.