Which of the following was an initial cause of the 2008–2009 financial crisis?
A) consumer refusal to spend followed by a stock market crash
B) lack of individual savings and faulty mortgages
C) the refusal of banks to extend credit or lend capital
D) the cost of the war and the ballooning federal deficit
B
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Why was the Copernican challenge to the traditional world view similar to the Protestant Reformation?
A) Both challenged the Catholic Church's traditional claims to authority. B) Both were headed by rebels coming from outside the Catholic Church. C) Both strongly challenged the authority of the Bible as the source of truth. D) Both promoted open rebellion to the Catholic Church's orthodox doctrines. E) Both led Catholic authorities to quickly come to terms with new ideas.
The British North America Act of 1867 made Canada a
a. fully independent nation. b. collection of self-governing colonies. c. dominion within the British empire. d. commonwealth ruled jointly by regional governments and the British Parliament. e. constitutional republic.
Ming China fell in the mid-17th century to the
A) Japanese. B) Manchus. C) Koreans. D) Mongols. E) Portuguese.
When a band of Sioux Indians left their reservation in December 1890, many of them were massacred by the U.S. Army at ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).