What is geostrategic positioning?
A. controlling a territory based on its geographical and political factors
B. relinquishing a territory based on its proximity to another imperial power
C. negotiating with other imperial powers regarding where to place military bases abroad
D. conferring with local governments before colonizing a particular territory or establishing a new country
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
What role did John Smith play in helping Jamestown in its first years?
A) He procured the labor of Indians to assist in the production of extra crops. B) He secured the release from captivity of the leaders of the settlement. C) His marriage to Pocahontas ensured peace between the English settlers and Indians. D) He negotiated an exchange of goods for food to prevent starvation. E) He persuaded settlers to forgo cannibalism when they were starving.
The people of North Africa, who served as trade intermediaries for the great trans-Saharan commerce, were the
A. Kurds. B. Phoenicians. C. Carthaginians. D. Berbers. E. Cree.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In some social movements, environmentalism for example, there is a strong ideology of gender equality and a favorable environment for men to support gender change. 2. According to Connell, on a world scale, backlash movements are of critical importance as men resist and undermine change towards gender equality. 3. In Eastern Europe, the restoration of capitalism and the arrival of neoliberal politics have been followed by a pronounced increase in the position of women.
Which of the following products replaced pepper as Southeast Asia's major export and was increasingly traded around the Indian Ocean in the eighteenth century?
a. sugar b. salt d. textiles e. grain