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[Answered] Identify which of Japan's major religions is being described in the following passage. Choose one of the following: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, or Shintoism. This religion, which emphasizes detachment from worldly goods, originated in India and missionaries spread it to China, Japan, and other parts of Asia.

[Answered] Why was Congress reluctant to approve the Marshall Plan? What forced them to make a decision?

[Answered] The visit of an influential nuclear physicist to a population symposium in 1979 led to: A. the election of Deng Xiaoping in China. B. the one-child policy in China. C. new nuclear-power safety measures in populated areas in China. D. the two-child policy in China.

[Answered] What goals did the movement of the New Left achieve?

[Answered] Which of the following god or goddess does not match his or her role? A. Ares: god of the seas B. Hera: goddess of marriage C. Apollo: god of the sun, music, law, and reason D. Hestia: goddess of home and hearth

[Answered] Which of the following is true with regard to the Navigation Acts by the eighteenth century? A. The colonists became used to buying and using British goods. B. The acts replaced the colonial admiralty courts. C. In general, the colonists despised the acts and smuggling was rampant. D. The Navigation Act of 1696 abolished the American customs service.

[Answered] Which statement about Johannes Gutenberg is true? A. He developed a new method of glassmaking that remained a closely guarded secret for centuries. B. He served as the head of the powerful weavers' guild in the German city-state of Augsburg. C. He invented a printing press with movable type and used it to make copies of the Bible. D. He proposed a new educational program that became known as humanism.

[Answered] How long did the Peloponnesian War last? A. Almost ten years B. Twenty years C. Thirty years D. Forty years

[Answered] Which of the following statements best describes how popular sovereignty applies to federalism? A. The people elect local government representatives, who in turn choose national representatives. B. The people elect representatives, who can only do what the people give them authority to do. C. The people elect local government representatives, who gather to make federal laws. D. The people elect representatives, who govern according to the people’s wishes.

[Answered] Corporations had the important advantage of reducing the financial risk for whom?