Global Forces Are Expanding Rapidly and Moving into Local Communities

question 6

Multiple Choice

Global forces are expanding rapidly and moving into local communities everywhere. The author notes that many people in local communities respond with:

• A) active resistance.
• B) cloaked fear.
• C) mass expulsion.
• D) religious zeal.
• E) violence.

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