The Salem witch persecutions in 1693 were characterized by all of the following except
a. they followed larger-scale witchcraft persecutions that occurring in Europe.
b. they were a unique phenomenon, not repeated in any other locale in the colonies.
c. they were ultimately opposed by the more responsible members of the New England clergy.
d. they reflected the widening social stratification of New England.
e. they were unconnected to fears of many religious traditionalists that Puritan heritage was being eclipsed by Yankee commercialism.
e
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The Caral site, located in present-day Peru, is important because of all the following reasons except
a. It clearly shows an assimilation of Mayan-Andean cultures. b. Evidence of an early deity was found. c. Indications of an early stratified society are evident. d. Like other peoples of the area, it experienced a rapid and sudden decline. e. It is the earliest large urban settlement in the Americas.
The United States was affected by the Cold War in all of the following ways except
A) ?the size and influence of the American Communist Party grew. B) ?Alger Hiss, who had been an advisor in the Roosevelt administration, was accused of being a spy. C) ?the House Un-American Activities Committee investigated Americans suspected of spreading communist propaganda D) ?Hollywood writers and directors who refused to answer questions about their political beliefs were blacklisted.
Where in Asia was there a conflict between Buddhism and the indigenous bon folk religion?
a. Sri Lanka b. Vietnam c. Tibet d. Kerala e. Japan
When the French garrison at Dienbienphu was at the brink of surrender to the attacking nationalist Viet Minh, Eisenhower
a. committed American troops to support the French. b. committed American troops to serve as a peace force. c. considered the use of nuclear bombs. d. concluded that no military victory was possible in that kind of theater.