Figure 18-12 (For the Following Questions)

question 38

Multiple Choice

Figure 18-12 (for the following questions)
The Universe had a temperature of a few hundred million degrees K at approximately ____ after the big bang.

• A) one second
• B) one minute
• C) one hour
• D) one day
• E) one year

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Definitions:

Dependency Theory

A social science theory proposing that economic development in a global context is structured by the exploitation and dependency relationships between wealthy, developed countries and poorer, underdeveloped nations.

Foreign Investment

The investment by individuals, businesses, or governments in assets or enterprises within a foreign country to gain a return.

Sociological Theory

A set of ideas that provides an explanation for human society, analyzing the patterns and structures that shape social behavior.

Military Intervention

The act of a country sending its military into another country for the purpose of ending conflict, establishing control, or protecting interests.