Across
- 2. - Global effort to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar in international trade.
- 3. - The proposed gold-backed BRICS currency discussed in 2023.
- 6. - formed in 2009 to strengthen economic ties among Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
- 7. - The process of bringing manufacturing capabilities back to the U.S.
- 10. - Nation projected to surpass the U.S. in GDP by the 2030s.
- 11. - The U.S. accounts for about 24% of global applications for these innovations.
- 12. - Pandemic that exposed U.S. supply chain weaknesses and reshaping operations.
- 13. - 61% of survey respondents said the U.S. contributes to global ______ and stability.
- 15. - U.S.-led military alliance for which the U.S. contributes roughly 70% of combined spending.
Down
- 1. - Rising levels of this since COVID-19 have weakened the value of the dollar internationally.
- 3. - Russia’s invasion of this country highlighted risks of U.S. sanctions for other nations.
- 4. - One reason global leaders are moving away from the dollar is to avoid U.S. _______.
- 5. - 1944 agreement that made the U.S. dollar the world’s reserve currency.
- 8. - Massachusetts company that helped supply N95 masks and hospital gowns during the pandemic.
- 9. - The U.S. made up 24% of global totals as of 2022.
- 14. - Sector projected to make up 25% of U.S. electricity from renewables by 2025.
