What term was used to describe America's foreign policy towards Russia and Communism during the Cold War?
a. Structural rigidity
b. Balance of power
c. Military consensus
d. Containment
e. Marshall Plan
Q. 2Between 1988 and 1994, PRI presidents introduced a series of reforms to liberalize the economy to end the country's traditional import substitution industrialization policy. Which of the following was NOT such a reform?
a. The privatization of many state enterprises
b. Deregulation of the private sector
c. The division of ejidos into individually owned plots of land
d. Mexican membership in NAFTA
e. The strengthening of Mexican federal system to give more authority to Mexico's traditionally weak central government to promote economic development
Q. 3State and local governments have experienced a recent favorable surge in economic fortunes.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 4All of these factors contributed to the demise of the traditional European system EXCEPT the
a. decline in importance of ideology.
b. idea of nationalism.
c. Industrial Revolution.
d. rigidity of military alliances.
e. idea of equal rights.
Q. 5Why were the 1985 earthquakes in Mexico City a watershed in Mexican politics?
a. Groups learned that they could solve their problems better without the Mexican government than with it.
b. Armed militias who challenged the legitimacy of the government emerged.
c. The swift and efficient response of the Mexican government reinforced the legitimacy of the PRI.
d. The massive relief efforts of the United States helped to ease the tensions between the two states.
e. They led to the defeat of the PRI in the 1988 elections.
Q. 6Rapid and severe deterioration in revenues slammed state and local governments during the Great Recession.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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