__________ made important strides in foreign relations, completing an important arms control agreement with the Soviet Union and beginning negotiations with China, a country with which the United States had no formal prior diplomatic relations

Despite the asymmetrical levels of development among NAFTA members, Mexico joined because it:

A. was pressured politically. B. hoped to gain access to capital and markets. C. received loans in exchange. D. underestimated the negative consequences. E. had a negative balance of trade.

Which statement about problems facing the state of Texas with regard to health care costs is true? a. Both advances in treating medical problems and the costs of treating them have increased dramatically

b. Increasing costs have meant that lower percentages of Americans have access to private health insurance, and even middle-income families often lack health coverage. c. Because of the costs of health care coverage and hospitalization, nearly anyone lacking health care coverage is medically indigent. d. Texas ranks worst in the nation in terms of health insurance, with approximately 25 percent of its population lacking it. e. all of these