When a stonger country takes control of a weaker country mainly for trade purposes it is:?

Question

A.) totalitarianism
B.) imperialism
C.) demoracy
D.) socialosm

Answer 1

I do believe it is B. Imperialism.

Answer 2

Actually, the possible answers listed don't fit the question, but you may be thinking of economic imperialism. But not simple imperialism, which is defined differently, and economic imperialism is not listed as a choice. So the question cannot be answered using just this list.

The problem here is that the question concerns a country's trade policies, or at least the use of its power to gain an advantage in trade--notice your wording MAINLY for trade purposes. Trade is largely an economic question. But your answers don't list policies, economic or otherwise, but name general concepts of political philosophy and government. You might want to re-state your question.

The stronger country may very well go in and take control to encourage democracy at the same time that a trade advantage is being developed--or on the other hand to encourage socialism at the same time that a trade advantage is being developed. Totalitarianism, however, is way out of line with the rest of your thoughts here, I believe, because a totalitarian government wouldn't have any reason to establish a trade advantage since that implies some degree of cooperation between weaker and stronger--and totalitarians don't worry about whether the weak want to go along with their ideas or not. They just go ahead and grab what they want. So, of the possible answers using this list, imperialism is the only one that even slightly fits--but only if you add the word "economic" before "imperialism."

And of course you know the world is never that simple and that the weaker nation may have actually invited the stronger to come in, as by begging for enormous loans from the stronger country then trying to repay the loans by granting trade advantages. No A, B, C, or D answer is possible, then, to the question as you have framed it. It needs to be re-stated.

Answer 3

Imperialism

Answer 4

E.)The Iraqi War

Answer 5

Imperialism. Or as the US called in-Manifest DESTINY.

Answer 6

i believe its B!

Answer 7

B

Answer 8

B

Answer 9

B.)