Question

If the Reagan administration hoped to turn the Afghan jihad into a crusade against Communism, it also hoped to exploited Sunni/Shia doctrinal differences, turn them into a political divide, and isolate ___________. A. Afghanistan B. Saudi Arabia C. Iraq D. Iran

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Afghanistan

Explanation:

The Reagan administration in its anti-communism fight was helping countries that were against Communism and isolating countries that were pro-communists or had ties with communist States.

The administration took advantage of the huge doctrinal difference of the Sunni and Shia factions in Afghanistan to cause a political divide and alienate Afghanistan. This is an example of a classic "divide and conquer" scenario where two different factions are pitted against each other so they would grow weaker collectively and be easy to conquer.