Multiple Choice
Imperial overstretch is best defined as
A) when a country becomes geographically too big to rule.
B) when a country strikes a balance between being isolationist and highly interventionist.
C) an approach that relies on self-help and independent strategies in foreign policy.
D) the historic tendency for superpowers to overspend militarily and weaken their economies leaving them vulnerable to rivals.
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