In 2000, the President of the United States gathered relevant parties together for peace negotiations at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. He hoped to move Israel and Palestine closer to peace. In the end, the negotiations were unsuccessful for a few reasons. First, neither side was willing to end their demand for full control of the city of Jerusalem, which both parties wanted as their capital under a two-state solution. Second, violent groups targeted regular civilians to protest the negotiations in the hopes that the talks would be derailed. Ultimately, because of these and other reasons, the negotiations failed. The violent groups who targeted civilians engaged in which strategy? A. Outbidding B. Coercion C. Provocation D. Spoiling

In 2000, the President of the United States gathered relevant parties together for peace negotiations at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. He hoped to move Israel and Palestine closer to peace. In the end, the negotiations were unsuccessful for a few reasons. First, neither side was willing to end their demand for full control of the city of Jerusalem, which both parties wanted as their capital under a two-state solution. Second, violent groups targeted regular civilians to protest the negotiations in the hopes that the talks would be derailed. Ultimately, because of these and other reasons, the negotiations failed. The violent groups who targeted civilians engaged in which strategy? A. Outbidding B. Coercion C. Provocation D. Spoiling

Survey Of Economics

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Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

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Chapter2: Productions Possibilities, Opportunity Costs, And Economic Growth

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