A witchcraft panic overtook Salem when
A) ?a group of adolescent girls began having fits "under the influence of an evil hand."
B) ?the town mysteriously caught fire and there was no evident cause.
C) ?a group of women were caught practicing witchcraft by the local minister.
D) ?a mysterious illness affected the town, causing numerous deaths.
E) ?local native groups had sent word that the villagers would soon be afflicted by misfortunes if settlers did not return land recently taken from Indians.
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What impact did the events of World War II have on economic theory?
A. The commonly-held notion that foreign markets were necessary as a consumer of domestic goods was re-evaluated. B. Government spending was seen as a means of reducing unemployment and increasing consumer spending. C. Tax cuts were realized as an effective means of promoting private sector job growth and spending. D. Government surpluses were viewed as necessities for stimulus spending during long-term recessions.
Louis XIV's government included all the following EXCEPT
a. regular consultations with the parlements. b. Versailles as a palace of distractions for the aristocracy. c. intendants as royal agents administrating the districts of France. d. a very competent finance minister, Colbert. e. a huge military machine with an army of 300,000.
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention were concerned mainly with
a. abolishing slavery. b. establishing a very powerful military. c. protecting America from its weaknesses abroad and its excesses at home. d. ensuring that the states continued to control tariff policies. e. establishing the principle of states' rights.
Discuss the fundamental shift that took place in the 1930s regarding the role of the federal government to help people in economic hardship. How would you assess this shift? Has it been useful or not? How does it relate to you personally today?
What will be an ideal response?