One of the causes of the economic failures in Latin America during the 1970s and early 1980s was
a. its commitment to free trade and no tariffs.
b. the failure of a number of governments to pay interest on their debts to foreign banks.
c. the widespread adoption of Marxist methodologies.
d. the lack of a foreign debt.
e. the exodus of the urban population back to the rural countryside.
b
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a. Thought to have accelerated soil erosion and led to the extinction of animals who relied on pasturage land. b. The most spottily documented, forcing a reliance on comparative evidence provided by anthropologists for recent centuries. c. The period during which hominins made the greatest strides toward perfecting the design and efficacy of their tools. d. The period during which women began to emerge as the dominant figures in clan society, due to their power of giving birth.
The democratic institutions and optimism still prevalent at the turn of the twentieth century were based on the
a. exaltation of force. b. confidence in Europe's progress and values. c. yearning of a new authority. d. quest for the heroic. e. fascination with the irrational and the primitive.
Two of President Clinton's early political blunders occurred in the areas of
a. gun control and the environment. b. deficit reduction and foreign trade. c. military preparedness and relations with Latin America. d. gays in the military and health care. e. sexual involvement with his staff and relations with the Supreme Court.
A leading characterization of U.S. foreign policy in the early twentieth century was
a. "Benign Neglect." b. "Dollar Diplomacy." c. "Golden-Rule Diplomacy." d. "Preemptive Engagement."