During the World Trade Organization (WO)protest in 1999,the government called in the National Guard,who arrested peaceful protestors and sprayed them with C₂ gas and rubber bullets.What are these actions an example of?
A) resource mobilization
B) political opportunism
C) social control
D) social strain

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The government's use of the National Guard and violent tactics such as C₂ gas and rubber bullets to suppress peaceful protests is an example of social control. Social control refers to the actions taken by institutions or individuals to regulate or control the behavior of others within a society. In this case, the government was using its power to control the behavior of the protesters and maintain social order.

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