What caused an increase in the persecution of the Christians?
A) The increase in the number of Christians in the Empire
B) The continued refusal of Christians to sacrifice to pagan deities
C) The Christian method of attempting to convert and corrupt the pagans away from their own worship
D) The Christians were disturbing the "peace of the gods" and many were believed to be atheists.
E) All of these
E
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A) invasions from China altered India?s political structure. B) a radical religious sect attacked the traditional Vedic beliefs. C) Confucianism was adopted. D) catastrophic flooding resulting from a typhoon destroyed the major urban areas. E) an epidemic drastically reduced the population.
What did champions of popular sovereignty believe?
(A) That states should have the final say over the federal government when interpreting the Constitution (B) That more people, including women and free blacks, should be given the right to vote (C) That each territory should determine whether it became a free or slave state (D) That presidents and senators should be directly elected by the people
Why were many professionals attracted to the progressive movement?
A) They wanted to bar the lower classes from joining their professions. B) They hoped to discourage women from entering the workforce. C) They wanted to set educational requirements for their professions. D) They were interested in asserting influence in the southern United States. E) Many professionals were NOT attracted to the progressive movement.
In 1938–1939, the western powers "appeased" Hitler by allowing him, with resistance, to annex part and then all of:
A) Belgium. B) Czechoslovakia. C) Poland. D) Denmark.