Which was among president nixon’s original proposals to the us economy?
cutting interest rates
balancing the us budget
increasing us government spending
encouraging stagflation

B. balancing the US budget  

Explanation:

The American economy was facing a constant inflation and deteriorating trade conditions which led to unemployment.  Nixon proposed a New Economic Policy which came into effect in August 1971.  This policy introduced surcharges on imports, controls on wages and prices. The dollar’s value was decreased by 8%.  The implementation of new policies improved the US economy but this was a temporary resolution.  Once the controls and measures on wages and prices were removed, the economy staggered and the temporary improvement vanished.

B.) balancing the US budget  

Explanation:

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.

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