Graeme Donald Snooks Argues That the Rapid Ascent of the United

question 65

Multiple Choice

Graeme Donald Snooks argues that the rapid ascent of the United States as a world- economic power was due to:

• A) its "megastate" character
• B) its privileged position in the mercantile trading system
• C) the huge amount of land it possessed west of the original colonies
• D) two of these
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Narcissism

A personality trait characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others.

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Defensive Self-esteem

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Low Self-efficacy

The belief in one's inability to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments.