Which of the following best captures the historical relation between China's economic growth and its economic system in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?
A) Conversion to communism led to tremendous economic growth.
B) Economic growth really began when China freed its economy.
C) Mercantilism proved unworkable so China switched to communism in the past twenty years.
D) Outlawing Confucianism provided a boost to economic growth.
E) Taking control of the means of production in the 1980s spurred China's growth.
Which of the following is NOT a body in the United Nations?
A) Security Council
B) Secretariat
C) General Assembly
D) Economic and Social Council
E) International Monetary Fund
The first country to experience a socialist revolution, in 1917, was
A) China.
B) Cuba.
C) England.
D) North Korea.
E) Russia.
One implication of the rise of non-state actors for diplomacy has been:
A) fewer international organizations being involved in diplomacy
B) an increase in the use of conference diplomacy
C) the increased importance of the state in diplomacy
D) less use of diplomatic immunity for ambassadors
E) lowered expectations for the success of diplomacy
Karl Marx developed an economic philosophy known as ____ that promotes the radical control of a country and its economy for the equal redistribution of resources to the country's citizens.
A) colonialism
B) communism
C) liberal capitalism
D) monetarism
E) protectionism
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