How the U.S economy was connected to the broader global economy during the Cold War was by relying on sales in the markets that are located overseas. The U.S economy also needed oil which were produced overseas, thus, suffered a lot due to the oil rise in the year 1970. Hope this helps.
sharecropping is the decision of the person to be used as a "slave" therefore it is only his decision but slavery was done without the slaves decision.
