War Is Expected to Break Out in the Middle East

question 51

Essay

War is expected to break out in the Middle East. Use two separate supply and demand diagrams to illustrate (1) the current price of oil and (2) the future price of oil. Using the same two supply and demand diagrams, show how speculators affect the current price of oil and future price of oil.

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Definitions:

U.S. Troops

Military personnel and soldiers of the United States, often engaged in national defense and international peacekeeping missions.

Foreign Capital

Investment of money from countries outside the recipient country, typically involved in international trade, investment, and financial markets, which can influence economic development.

Mexican War

Controversial war with Mexico for control of California and New Mexico, 1846–1848; the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo fixed the border at the Rio Grande and extended the United States to the Pacific coast, annexing more than a half-million square miles of Mexican territory.