According to mercantilists, a nation's prosperity depended on
a. maximizing imports.
b. keeping taxes as low as possible.
c. the elimination of restrictions on trade.
d. a large supply of gold and silver.
e. the size of its population.
d
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A) Benedict of Nursia B) Clovis C) Pelagius D) Arius
"Eugenics" is:
A) pseudo-scientific racism. B) a post-laissez faire economic theory. C) a belief that all people are equally capable of progress. D) an early form of psychiatry.
Which of the following was a consequence of the growth of the Internet and the information revolution of the 1990s?
A) The agrarian revolution B) Increased trade barriers C) Corporate mergers D) Decreased globalization E) Deteriorated Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Some Asian countries during the 1990s effective mixed which two economic strategies?
a. Merchantilism and Communism b. Capitalism and Socialism c. Socialism and Communism d. Capitalism and Colonialism e. None of these