Comprehension Quiz

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What triggered Trump’s threat of new tariffs?

BRICS announcing a new shared currency

The failure of trade talks with Vietnam

A BRICS summit that criticized unilateral tariffs

U.S. inflation data released in June

Why is the BRICS group seen as challenging U.S. interests?

Because they want to use the U.S. dollar in global trade

Because they support a multipolar world not led by the West

Because they have more nuclear weapons than the U.S.

Because they are all communist states

What was unclear about Trump’s announcement?

Whether the tariffs were legal

When the tariffs would start

What specific “anti-American” BRICS policies he meant

Whether the UK was included in the BRICS group

What might be Trump’s deeper motive for targeting BRICS?

To encourage U.S. companies to export more goods

To discourage countries from shifting their alliances

To support the BRICS call for global cooperation

To lower taxes for American consumers

How did China respond to the U.S. tariff threat?

It withdrew from BRICS

It imposed its own tariffs

It signed a new trade deal with the U.S.

It stated BRICS avoids confrontation and supports cooperation

What are the potential risks of Trump’s tariff strategy?

Higher consumer prices and trade instability

Reduced global inflation

More jobs in China

Increased use of U.S. dollars worldwide

What tactic is the U.S. using to finalize trade deals before August 1?

Free trade zones

Military alliances

Sending tariff letters to pressure countries into deals

Public referendums

Which of the following best summarizes the article?

Trump plans to end all global trade with BRICS and withdraw from trade talks.

BRICS is becoming the world’s new economic leader and wants to replace the U.S. dollar.

Trump is pressuring countries with tariff threats to avoid alignment with BRICS, a group seeking global power balance.

All BRICS countries have refused to deal with Trump’s trade proposals.

Vocabulary Match: Word to Definition

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Words

Definitions

a tax on imported or exported goods

a meeting between leaders

involving several centers of power

mutual; given in return

to enforce or apply by authority

Vocabulary Match: Word to Synonym in Context

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Words

Definitions

siding

introduces

outlines

fail

warned

Discussion Questions

Do you think it’s fair for the U.S. to punish countries for aligning with BRICS? Why or why not?

Can trade policies be used as tools for political influence? Should they?

What are the possible long-term effects of creating a multipolar world?

Trump Targets BRICS: Tariffs, Tensions, and the Battle for Global Influence

July 24, 2025•5 min read•International•Intermediate