WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
Question
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Military leaders have always been popular with the people.
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Military leaders were democratically elected.
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Military leaders helped end the war on drugs.
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Military leaders took harsh steps to maintain their control.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Martial law involves the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked in time of war, rebellion, or natural disaster. When martial law is in effect, the military commander of an area or country has unlimited authority to make and enforce laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -Officers working alongside this dictator wield considerable political power. The military structure provides stability for such a government, as officers have effective control over their subordinates and can bargain on their behalf.
Detailed explanation-3: -The US government supported the 1971 coup led by General Hugo Banzer that toppled President Juan José Torres of Bolivia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Military dictatorship, an authoritarian government controlled by a military and its political designees, called a military junta when done extralegally. Military junta, a government led by a committee of military leaders. Stratocracy, a government traditionally or constitutionally run by a military.