One of the reasons why protectionist pressures arose around the world

QUESTION

One of the reasons why protectionist pressures arose around the world during the 1980s was:

A. the different ways many countries found to get around GATT regulations.

B. the opening up of national markets to cheap products from China.

C. the fall of the Soviet Union.

D. the persistent trade lead taken by the United States.

E. the Japanese failure in industries such as automobiles and semiconductors that strained the world trading system.

ANSWER

A