Which global decision directly led to the Latin American debt crisis in the early 1980s?
a. The U.S. government dramatically raised interest rates.
b. The Chinese government began liberalizing its economic regulations.
c. The Brazilian government abandoned its import-substitution industrialization strategy.
d. The Venezuelan government began exploiting the country's oil resources more effectively.
Answer: a
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