Under the VER of the 1980s, U.S. Automakers

question 133

Multiple Choice

Under the VER of the 1980s, U.S. automakers:

• A) continued their downward slide.
• B) could not recover because they were also faced with other issues, such as labor unrest, increased oil and steel prices, and higher taxes.
• C) were able to slightly improve quality and greatly raise prices.
• D) were able, with the quota, to ignore world market conditions.

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Assess local cultural phenomena using concepts of cultural differentialism, convergence, and hybridization.

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Analyze the role and empowerment of transnational organizations in the global institutional landscape.

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