Economic Sanctions Are Often Used for the Purpose Of

question 92

Multiple Choice

Economic sanctions are often used for the purpose of:

• A) facilitating a war.
• B) increasing the value of domestic goods.
• C) creating jobs in the United States.
• D) pressuring a country's leaders to change their behavior.
• E) raising government revenue to reduce a nation's trade deficit.

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