The causes of the Great Recession in 2008 included all of these factors EXCEPT the
a. bursting of the housing bubble.
b. escalating number of mortgage defaults.
c. deleveraging of assets by financial institutions worldwide.
d. unwillingness of the government to intervene quickly.
e. mounting problems in the financial services industry.
d
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Francis Bacon's critique of Scholasticism explains why __________.
A. troublesome concepts such as Aristotelian physics were still applied B. Protestantism became a major force in Europe C. Copernican theory was increasingly accepted D. mechanistic views of the world lacked the potential to engage those outside academia
What factors led to the transformation of Southern attitudes toward slavery?
A) Especially when confronted with the idea of being removed to Africa, slaves became relatively contented with their situation, and Southerners grew to see the institution as benign. B) In the aftermath of Nat Turner's Rebellion, more Southerners became inclined to agree with such earlier slaveholders as Thomas Jefferson and believe the institution was evil. C) As cotton agriculture became more important to the economy and abolitionist fervor increased, white Southerners were compelled to defend the institution. D) Under the influence of such thinkers as Thomas R. Dew and John C. Calhoun, white Southerners began to evangelize about their "peculiar institution," hoping it would spread to Northern factories. E) As abolitionist literature poured in from the North, white Southerners began a long re-examination of the role of slavery in their society.
Convertible husbandry
a. originated in France. b. refers to the raising of animals to the exclusion of cereal crops. c. maintained the three-field system but made it more productive. d. played an essential role in the later process of industrialization. e. all of the above
The microprocessor was first introduced in 1971 by
A. Intel. B. IBM. C. Microsoft. D. Compaq. E. Apple.