What action exacerbated the Panic of 1819, sending the national economy into a widespread depression that affected all Americans?
A) hyperinflation in the value of cotton
B) a hike in European demand for food because of a ruinous European drought
C) a major tax increase in import duties charged on goods from Europe
D) the Bank of the United States and state banks limited credit and called in loans to try to protect themselves
Answer: D
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A. The rulers of the Yuan dynasty adopting Chinese court culture and methods of rule. B. Trading states in Southeast Asia such as the Khmer and Srivijaya empires adopting syncretic Hindu-Buddhist practices. C. Chinese, Persian, and Indian artisans expanding their output because of the rising demand for luxury goods in Afro-Eurasia. D. The rulers of the Mali Empire converting to Islam through the influence of North African merchants and missionaries.
What led to the slaughter of a quarter-million Polish civilians in Warsaw in 1943?
a. Germany began the use of chemical gas. b. The Polish resistance launched an attack, unaware that the nearby Red Army was not going to join in. c. Warsaw had been able to withstand German attacks for years, but it finally fell that year and became a Nazi death camp. d. Withdrawing Soviet troops slashed and burned every resource they had to leave behind, which also involved the killing of civilians.
The Contagious Diseases Acts in England were designed to ________
A. reduce disease in British slums B. wipe out diseases such as cholera, which affected all of society C. protect men from contracting diseases from prostitutes D. impose harsh penalties on military men who spread venereal disease
According to the dual control model, someone who is very high on excitation and low on inhibition may ______.
A. develop sexual desire disorders B. abstain from sex more often than others C. never need arousal medications D. engage in risky sexual behaviors