. Britain and France's concern for maintaining the balance of power in Europe was finally superseded by their anger over the Italian invasion of Ethiopia

Referring to Figure 18.2, the START agreements are an important step toward reaching President Barack Obama's goal of reducing __________ by 87 percent from Cold War levels

a. biological weapons b. suicide bombers c. nuclear arms d. psychological weapons

Why do demographers seek to standardize population numbers (such that demographic reports tend to feature rates instead of raw numbers)?

A. to allow statistical analysis B. to facilitate comparisons between nations and over time C. Data must be standardized to be included in the demographic bookkeeping equation. D. They work with data with dubious origins.