Those who were members of Stalin’s representatives at the Genocide Convention may have had to field questions about the millions of Ukrainians who starved to death in the previous decades. Perhaps they discussed how famines arise in every land and there is little that can be done to help the people. Which statement would BEST expose this as a failed argument? a. When famines have occurred, other countries have volunteered to help with food.

b. Because the land in Ukraine is so dry, the government should have been prepared for famine.

c. The famine was human-made because grain was harvested but the people were kept from it.

d. The money Stalin got from German reparations should have been enough to buy food.

the correct answer is “opportunity cost”. opportunity cost is what a company misses out because it decided in one option over another one. in this case, the company decided to invest in building a factory so it gave up another possible benefit or profit in order to achieve success with the factory.  

trade-off is not the correct answer since it is a situation in which you accept losing something in return for benefits in other areas.

and finally, consequence is a general term used to accept what it comes when you make a decision. it can be a positive or negative consequence depending if the decision you took was the correct one.  

worldwide, 780 million people do not have access to an improved water source. an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation (more than 35% of the world's population)

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.