Economic Sanctions Have Been Used with Increasing Frequency Since World

Economic sanctions have been used with increasing frequency since World War II. Research has shown sanctions

A) are seldom effective in impairing the military potential of its targets.
B) actually slow down the threat of military actions between two countries.
C) are deliberate actions against a target country to deprive it of the benefits of continuing economic relations.
D) are successful against autocratic leaders, such as Fidel Castro of Cuba.
E) Both A and C are true.