strayer soc300 midterm part 2

Question 1

5 out of 5 points

Why there is so little formal work in Peña Blanca?

Question 2

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following numbers is the best approximation of how many people live on $2.50 a day or less?

Question 3

5 out of 5 points

Why is Anthony’s job so desirable?

Question 4

0 out of 5 points

According to the narrator, what is needed to sustain peace?

Question 5

5 out of 5 points

What was the goal of the Bretton Woods conference in 1944?

Question 6

5 out of 5 points

What does it mean if a country has a “fixed” exchange rate?

Question 7

5 out of 5 points

What measure have developing countries been taking to make up for the money they lost due to the recession?

Question 8

5 out of 5 points

In response to economic shocks, what are the two choices governments have, according to the author?

Question 9

5 out of 5 points

What was the purpose of the speech given by US Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker in 1985?

Question 10

5 out of 5 points

In which of the following ways does the World Bank facilitate development?

Question 11

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following BEST predicts whether or not a country will have a civil war?

Question 12

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following statements about the relationship between countries’ incomes and their prospects for sustained peace is TRUE?

Question 13

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following statements about health care and war is true? Choose the BEST answer.

Question 14

5 out of 5 points

How does modern civil war differ from war in the early 20th century?

Question 15

5 out of 5 points

How long has war in Somalia been going on for?

Question 16

5 out of 5 points

Historically speaking, when a country has been unable or unwilling to reform its extractive institutions, how have its citizens reacted, according to Acemoglu?

Question 17

5 out of 5 points

How did Sierra Leonean president Siaka Stevens regard the Sierra Leonean military?

Question 18

5 out of 5 points

When a nation is ruled by one large party, there is a tendency to see which of the following outcomes?

Question 19

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following was an outcome of the currency reform in North Korea?

Question 20

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following is true about Sierra Leone?