Describe the role of universal religions discussed in this chapter. Why are Buddhism and Christianity classified as universal religions? How did these religions spread, and why did they achieve so much success in the first few centuries of the Common Era?
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a. in the textile trade. b. recycling Japanese silver. c. in passing along new technologies like the compass. d. in the ceramics trade.
All of the following are true about the Berlin Airlift except
a. it was accompanied by a publicly stated American threat to use atomic weapons on Moscow if Soviet planes attacked allied aircraft. b. it was a result of Stalin's effort to prevent the creation of a separate West German state. c. it resulted in an increase of tension between the superpowers. d. it provided Berlin with daily supplies. e. it did not block the separation of Germany into two states in 1949.
Which of the following statements regarding the Iran-contra affair is true?
A) Money from the sale of arms was secretly used to support Israel.? B) ?The House attempted to impeach President Reagan for his role in the affair. C) The United States sold arms to the Islamic government of Iran, which had sponsored terrorism.? D) ?Several leaders of the affair were pardoned by President Reagan after being convicted of treason.
Fascism is defined as
A) exercising control over the freedom, will, or thought of others. B) a political and economic system derived from Marxist thinking, under which the Communist Party alone controls the state as well as social and cultural life, and the state controls the economy. C) a socialist administration put in place as a governmental body acting on behalf of all of the citizens. D) a political system led by a dictator who embodies the collective might of the nation and its collective anger at its enemies. E) the common people, especially when constituting the source of political authority.