When one state pursues an action in the name of security that it believes to be nonthreatening, but its neighbor perceives the action as a direct threat and take a more aggressive stance toward the state as a result, both parties are said to be engaging in a(n) ______.

a. action-reaction cycle
b. positive feedback loop
c. reciprocal agreement
d. mutual assistance pact


a. action-reaction cycle

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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a. democratic elections by their citizens. b. returning to their form of government from before the war. c. a vote by the national government. d. having the system imposed as satellites of the Soviet Union. e. revolutions by the proletariat.

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Economic development is a process by which a community, state, or nation increases its level of per capita income, high-quality jobs, and capital investment

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Correlational research provides information about which of the following?

a) the relationship between two or more things b) historical trends c) cause-and-effect relationships d) general human behaviors in the context in which they occur

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