For the Past Several Years, the Borrowing Interest Rates Have

question 88

Multiple Choice

For the past several years, the borrowing interest rates have been very low in the United States. This is an example of a(n) _____ trend.

• A) economic
• B) sociocultural
• C) political/legal
• D) demographic

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Definitions:

Iranian Revolution

A major political upheaval in Iran in 1979, which led to the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the establishment of an Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini.

Three Mile Island

The site of a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania where a partial meltdown in 1979 resulted in the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.

Foreign Affairs

Pertains to matters concerning the relationships and interactions between countries, including diplomacy, international trade, and geopolitical strategy.

White Regimes

Governments or political systems historically established and maintained by white populations, often in regions where they were not the demographic majority, such as in South Africa under apartheid.