The economic crisis that began in 2007 caused which of the following?
a. The paralysis of credit markets
b. Severe inflation
c. A record increase in interest rates on home mortgages
d. The collapse of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
a
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Why did the Muslim conquerors view Buddhism as a greater threat than Hinduism?
A) Hinduism does not seek converts; Buddhism does. B) Buddhist monks enjoyed greater prestige than Hindu priests. C) The ruling family of India had previously adopted Buddhism. D) Hindus willingly assimilated into Islamic culture; Buddhists resisted.
A common way that many earlier historians tended to look at the past has been to see it in terms of
a. random cycles. b. continuities and discontinuities. c. progress and decline. d. innovation and change.
Indians who had supported the Americans during the Revolution suffered the most from land seizures after 1783
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
British workhouses had all the following features except
a. separation of families by age and sex. b. a genuine popularity among the poor. c. food and shelter for the poor. d. assumptions that the conditions were severe enough to guarantee that only the "deserving" poor took advantage of them. e. hiring out of the poor to manufacturers and farmers for very low wages.