The Ideas and Practices of the Khmer Rouge Leader Pol

question 20

Multiple Choice

The ideas and practices of the Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot were so radical and brutal that in 1977 ________ invaded Cambodia and initiated his overthrow.

• A) The United States
• B) The Soviet Union
• C) China
• D) Vietnam

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Definitions:

Default Risk Premiums

The additional yield that investors require to hold debt that has a risk of default over a risk-free debt instrument.

Yield

Yield is the earnings generated and realized on an investment over a particular period of time, expressed as a percentage of the investment’s cost or current market value.

Treasury Bond

A long-term government bond with a maturity of more than 10 years used to fund federal expenditures.

Default Risk Premiums

The extra yield that an investor demands to compensate for the risk that the issuer of a bond may default on payment.