How did scientific and technological achievements since World War II revolutionize people's lives particularly in the United States and Europe? What role did government and military support for scientific research during the war and the postwar period have in developing these scientific and technological achievements? Why did some people begin to question the benefit of applying scientific knowledge and technological innovations to manipulate the environment?
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Why did Puritan migrations into the Connecticut valley eventually lead to war with the Pequot Indians?
A. The migrations violated treaty agreements between the Puritans and the Pequots. B. The Puritans came into the region with the intent of enslaving the Pequots. C. The presence of English settlers in the area disrupted the trade patterns on which Pequot power was based. D. The migrations disrupted Pequot society, which was based on total isolation from the outside world.
Which of the following created the division of Poland shown in Map 27.5?
A) Beveridge Report B) Final Solution C) German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact D) Roberto Rossellini's Open City
Flagellants were known for taking what action?
A. Putting down rebellious serfs. B. Beating themselves in an effort to avoid harsher abuse by Christians. C. Following the edicts set down by Joan of Arc. D. Physically scourging themselves during the Black Death. E. Forming a slave rebellion in fifteenth-century Italy.
All of the following were part of Japan's "Dutch learning" except
a. medicine. b. theology. c. astronomy. d. languages. e. oil painting.