Uncategorized Questions

Estimates of those slaughtered in the brutal "Rape of _______" of 1937-1938 range between 200,000 and 300,000 people

As Iraq was divided by majority Shiites and minority Sunnis, the ___________ inaugurated a policy of divide and rule in their Middle Eastern mandates, while dangling the prospect of eventual independence in front of them.

In March 1930, Mohandas Gandhi protested a British tax on Indian ______ by embarking on a famous 24-day march.

Irena Sendler smuggled some 2500 Jewish children out of __________ before being arrested and tortured in 1943.

Adherents to Benito Mussolini's "Fascist" movement, dressed in ______ shirts and organized in paramilitary units, roamed the streets, and violently broke up meetings of communists.

The systematic massacre of _______ was the largest-scale atrocity of World War I.

Hitler implemented his planned "Final Solution" of European Jews beginning in January ________.

Among the exiles who returned with Lenin in 1917 were Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin, the hardnosed son of an impoverished ___________ cobbler.

The ________ Amendment to the US Federal Constitution, passed in 1920, gave American women the right to vote.

True or false: the share of the population employed in the US has recently plateaued, so the main future driver of increases in real GDP per capita will be ALP growth.

In the example above, suppose that Alice gets on the job training, which increases her human capital. This on the job training allows Alice to make 9 additional excuses per hour.How much does this increase the team's average labor productivity?

Alice, Bob, and Charlie manufacture excuses. Alice can manufacture 8 excuses per hour. Bob can manufacture 7 per hour, and Charlie can manufacture 2.What is Alice, Bob, and Charlie's average labor productivity, measured in excuses per hour (per worker)?

The boss of the excuse factory acquires a machine which allows any one worker to produce 50 excuses per hour (only one worker can use the machine). Who should he give the machine to?

Suppose that the government incentivizes investment spending for firms by offering a tax credit for investment. This will cause the investment curve to shift . As a result, investment will , and interest rates will .

Which of the following best describes the trend in real GDP per capita from 1870 to 2010?

Suppose that a budget surplus increases saving. This will shift the saving curve [ Select ] ["left", "right"] . As a result, investment will [ Select ] ["rise", "fall"] , an interest rates will [ Select ] ["fall", "rise"] .

To increase the money supply, the Fed should [ Select ] ["sell", "buy"] bonds to/from the public. This will cause people to [ ] money into/from banks. As a result, bank reserves [ ] , and money supply [ Select ] ["rises", "falls"] .

The simplest way to enter a foreign market is through ________.

Suppose that the percentage of individuals that seek employment in the US rises due to shifting social norms. This will [ Select ] ["increase", "decrease"] the size of the workforce and shift the labor supply curve [ Select ] ["right", "left"] . As a consequence, real wages will [ Select ] ["fall", "rise"] and the number of workers employed will [ Select ] ["decrease", "increase"] .

A ________ company is one that, by operating in more than one country, gains marketing, production, research and development, and financial advantages that are not available to purely domestic competitors.