What does this statement mean,"African cultural values are but wishful thinking"?

c) legal battles last five weeks after the election due to the narrow victory in several states.

the causes of the dust bowls were severe droughts,   lands became dry and hard, temperature was higher than usual, hot and dry conditions killed crops, high winds. because of those factors, the winds kicked up dry soil and created clouds of dust.

the answers are a b and d

i believe it was the shinto