Which of the following catalysts helped to bring on the "stagflation" conditions that began in 1970?
A. a decline in the number of people eligible for Social Security
B. the inability of organized labor to secure wage and cost of living increases for workers
C. President Johnson's failure to raise taxes to pay for the war
D. extreme competition in industries like steel and oil
Answer: C
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A) increased commerce and the revival of a money economy B) the emergence of a new middle class in towns C) the rise of self-governing communes D) population increase E) all of the above
One sign that women in America were treated better than women in Europe was that
a. American women could vote. b. the law in the United States prohibited men from beating them. c. rape was more severely punished in the United States. d. their ideas of equality were well received by American men. e. American women earned respect by engaging in male activities.
The result of the Persian Gulf War was that
a. Kuwait was liberated but Saddam Hussein stayed in power. b. the United States and Iraq bogged down in a stalemate in the desert. c. the United States won the war with air power alone. d. Saddam Hussein retained political control of Kuwait but was prevented from overthrowing the rulers of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. e. Saddam Hussein was overthrown by rebel Iraqis who received American aid.
Among the preparations for Judgment day, many Christians underwent
a. partaking of the Eucharist. b. forsaking sexual activity. c. circumcision. d. a second conversion. e. ascetic trials.