Between 100 and 1000 C.E., Buddhism was losing adherents inside India because
a. new dynasties lost interest in it.
b. it threatened the Indian belief in ancestor worship.
c. of the growth of Hinduism.
d. of the spread of Christianity.
e. many felt it limited the accumulation of wealth.
c
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a. private companies rented prisoners from the state b. convicts were allowed to return home before their sentences were complete c. prisoners were put to work on public works projects d. southern convicts were sent to northern prisons
What incident or development resulted in the entry of the United States into World War I?
a. The sinking of the liner Lusitania had resulted in substantial loss of American lives. b. With the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, Wilson feared that the remaining Allies would not be able to continue the war. c. Anti-German sentiment in the United States, fomented by the British, forced Wilson to declare war on Germany and her allies. d. Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917. e. During the mutiny of its army, France asked for American aid; the United States, still grateful for French help in the War of Independence, quickly responded.
Which of the following statements would John Locke find acceptable?
A. Some of us are born bad. B. A positive environment will create positive results. C. Everything that we are is in our genes. D. Faith, not reason, determines what we know. E. Original sin places limits on individual aspirations.
All of the following actions by Thomas Jefferson were in accordance with his interpretation of the Constitution except
(A) Authorizing the Louisiana Purchase (B) Eliminating the national debt (C) Downsizing of the federal government (D) Granting more power to the state governments