In the Decades Immediately Following the Close of World War

question 44

Multiple Choice

In the decades immediately following the close of World War II and extending into the 1980s, the most dominant theme faced by United States presidents in the foreign policy arena was

• A) the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.
• B) the Cold War with its expansion of communism.
• C) the war in Vietnam.
• D) the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• E) equal access to and use of the international space station.

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Definitions:

Financial Leverage

Utilizing borrowed money to amplify the potential gains from an investment, but also elevating the risk of incurring losses.

DFL

Degree of Financial Leverage; a ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company's earnings per share to fluctuations in its operating income, based on its capital structure.

EBIT

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, a measure of a firm’s profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses.

EPS

Earnings Per Share, a company's profit divided by the number of its common shares outstanding, indicating the company's profitability.