What Is MOST LIKELY the Reason Why Many U

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Multiple Choice

What is MOST LIKELY the reason why many U.S. businesses have relocated services like data processing and customer service to overseas locations?

• A)The businesses save money on labor and other costs.
• B)The businesses hope to stimulate demand for their goods and services abroad.
• C)The businesses cannot find enough people in the United States to do the work.
• D)The businesses receive subsidies from the U.S. government when they hire people who live in other countries.

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Definitions:

Thirty Years' War

A protracted, multifaceted conflict in Central Europe that took place between 1618 and 1648, involving most of the major European powers of the time and marked by significant casualties and territorial changes.

Peace of Augsburg

A 1555 treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League that allowed the princes of the Holy Roman Empire to choose either Catholicism or Lutheranism as their territory's official religion.

German Calvinists

A religious group in Germany that follows the theological teachings and reforms of John Calvin, emphasizing the sovereignty of God and the scripture's authority over church traditions.

Treaty of Westphalia

A series of peace treaties signed in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe, significantly shaping the modern state system by acknowledging the principle of sovereignty.