Nthe business cycle model, a recession is most likely a) a turnaround point where the real gdp stops going up. b) a turnaround point where the real gdp stops going down. c) a period during which the real gdp increases for two quarters in a row. eliminate d) a period during which the real gdp decreases for two quarters in a row.

D)a period during which the real GDP decreases for two quarters in a row.

Explanation:

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Explanation:

When the GDP declines for two quarters then it is called a recession. It is decided on the basis of drop in these five economic indicators: income, employment, retail sales, manufacturing and domestic product. The highest GDP before the recession is called peak point and the lowest point at which the GDP stops declining is called trough. Recession is macroeconomic term and there are various factors that cause recession.

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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