Iwill give 20 points

which statement illustrates how national interest shapes u. s. economic
foreign policy?
a. the united states uses military force to prove that it is stronger
than other countries.
b. the united states supports human rights to maintain its status as
the world's moral leader.
c. the united states promotes free trade to cause other nations to
become less self-sufficient.
d. the united states restricts trade in order to protect american
workers from competing with lower-paid foreign workers.

The United States supports human rights to maintain its status as

Explanation:

The United States is the largest economic and military power in the world, being the most important player in global geopolitics. The US led the consolidation of capitalism and democracy in most countries. In addition, the US takes the lead in protecting human rights. The 1787 American Constitution was the starting point since it already sets out essential guarantees for American citizens. After the Second World War, the United States played a leading role in the formation of the UN and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The United States therefore works to encourage and ensure, as far as possible, that human rights are respected around the world. This contributes to maintaining its status as a world leader.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts