A Country That Has Achieved Hegemonic Status Within the World-System

question 43

Multiple Choice

A country that has achieved hegemonic status within the world-system is one that:

• A) has simultaneously come to dominate world production, commerce, and finance
• B) developed the world's largest army
• C) will be able to destroy the economies of most other countries
• D) has turned the capitalist world-system into a world-empire

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