Which of the Following Statements Is True, According to C

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true, according to C. Wright Mills in The Power Elite?

• A) Those who are in the highest positions in politics, the economy, and the military come from similar social backgrounds, have parallel interests, and often know one another personally.
• B) The consolidation of power in Western societies during the twentieth century led to the proliferation of democracy around the world through the projection of military, economic, and political power globally.
• C) The elite nuclear energy transnational corporations dominated American policy during the twentieth century and pushed the United States into various wars that the American people largely rejected.
• D) The U.S. elite forces, especially the Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, constitute the most highly trained special operations forces in the world.

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