As Described in the Text, Which of the Following Is

question 64

Multiple Choice

As described in the text, which of the following is a principal reason for rejecting the post-World War II designations of "developed" and "underdeveloped"?

• A) Such an attempt to sort states fails to acknowledge a history of Western colonialism with conflict, conquest, and domination.
• B) Such comparisons do not adequately account for the Second World.
• C) Mass consumption has fundamentally altered the evolutionary conditions for human societies.
• D) European colonialism exposed backward societies to a route to prosperity.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic

Pertaining to the part of the autonomic nervous system that typically prepares the body for intense physical activity and is often referred to as the fight-or-flight response.

Parasympathetic

Pertaining to the division of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy as it slows the heart rate, increases intestinal and gland activity, and relaxes sphincter muscles.

Sympathetic

Part of the autonomic nervous system that increases the body's readiness for action in stress situations.

Parasympathetic

Part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy by slowing the heart rate, increasing intestinal and gland activity.