Which of These Does Not Describe the Effect of World

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of these does not describe the effect of World War I on Cuba's development?

• A) It promoted import substitution industrialization and economic diversification.
• B) It accelerated the concentration of the sugar industry in American hands.
• C) It disrupted sugar production, increased prices, and reinforced Cuban dependency on sugar exports.
• D) It created labor shortages that led to increased immigration from Jamaica and other Caribbean islands.

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Immigration Rates

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Extinction Rates

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Resource Partitioning

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Predators

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