Why did America's share of world trade drop from 32 percent in 1955 to 18 percent in 1970?
-Currency devaluation in China and Europe cheapened American exports.
-American consumers were demanding more value from the products they produced.
-The United States faced more industrial competition from Germany and Japan.
-Countries across the world boycotted American goods because of the Vietnam War.
The United States faced more industrial competition from Germany and Japan.
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A) struggling to maintain balance. B) having unfulfilled dreams. C) white, polite, and content. D) troubled and full of conflict. E) poor and disgruntled.
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A) Encouraged the Big Three automakers to move their production facilities to Mexico. B) Admitted Mexico to a free-trade zone that had been formed by the United States and Canada. C) Was opposed by most Mexicans out of fear that high wage jobs would flee to Canada. D) United Mexico and Canada in economic opposition to the United States. E) All of these choices.
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A) used entire families as workers. B) was far larger than other mills. C) used steam rather than water power. D) was owned by the workers.