An alliance is a ____ formed between countries for mutual benefit.

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An authoritarian government favors or enforces strict _____to authority at the expense of personal freedom.

An autocracy is a country, state, or society governed by ​ (a)   with ​ (b)  

• one person
• absolute power.
• people
• shared power

Coercion is the practice of ______

someone to do something by using force or threats.

Commerce is the activity of ________, especially on a large scale.

Cybersecurity is the protection of ​ (a)   systems such as hardware, software and data from ​ (b)   .

• internet-connected
• cyberthreats
• non connected
• non-connected
• sharing

The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to ​ (a)   war, and to ​ (b)   the security of the United States.

• deter
• protect
• encourage
• expose

Government ​ (a)   that promotes and specifically targets the ​ (b)   development and welfare of ​ (c)   countries.

• aid
• economic
• developing
• tax
• political
• developed

Diplomacy is the art and science of maintaining ​ (a)   relationships between nations and ​ (b)   events in the international system through spoken or written communication by ​ (c)   of nations.

• peaceful
• influencing
• representatives
• hostile
• leaders
• sharing

Economic growth is an ______ in the capacity of an economy to produce goods and services, compared from one period of time to another.