If You Claimed That Global Poverty Arose from Nations Such

question 37

Multiple Choice

If you claimed that global poverty arose from nations such as the United States exploiting nations such as Haiti, Uganda, and Vietnam, you would be following the same assumptions as which of the following theories?

• A)world systems theory
• B)new international division of labour theory
• C) modernization theory
• D) dependency theory

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Definitions:

Welfare State

A term that originated in Britain during World War II to refer to a system of income assistance, health coverage, and social services for all citizens.

Vietnamization

A policy of the Richard Nixon administration during the Vietnam War to end U.S. involvement in the war by expanding, equipping, and training South Vietnamese forces to take over combat roles.

South Vietnamese Troops

Armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), which fought against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.

San Antonio Independent School District V. Rodriguez

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1973, which ruled that disparities in school funding based on local property taxes do not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.