lang exam

Question 1

Milgram Experiment

Answer 1

• An experiment conducted by Milgram to test obedient to authority, even when one is aware they are harming others most with continue if constructed to do so by an authority figure
  His study revealed that ordinary people do shocking things, such as the Nazis in Germany

Question 2

Maryland McDonald’s Strip Hoax

Answer 2

A guy pretended to be a police officer and order managers to conduct violating strip searches of employees and sexual acts
Basically people have the tendency to blindly obey authority figures

Question 3

Zimbarod (Stanford) Prison experiment

Answer 3

tested how one will act when they are given power without boundaries

Question 4

Robert Hanssen

Answer 4

• Worst Intelligence disaster in US history, betrayed the FBI by selling secrets to Soviet and Russian Intelligence for over 22 years he did it because of money trouble

Question 5

Jims Jones-

Answer 5

A cult leaders of the People’s Temple who lead more than 900 people to live in Guyana, committed mass suicide

Question 6

Watergate Scandal

Answer 6

RIchard Nixon’s administration went to extreme members to stop anyone that could prevent him from getting reelected. THey eaves dropped and broke into Democratic National Committee headquarters. Nixon did not plan the scandal, but he still was charged because he knew about it.

Question 7

Native American Population:

Answer 7

In the begining of the new world to when spain was leaving, the native american population decreased significantly. They found the use of african slave labor instead of native american slave labor.

Question 8

Shay’s Rebellion vs. Whiskey Rebellion

Answer 8

: Shay’s rebellion happened while the US was under the articles of confederation. It left the federal government powerless, as citizens rampaged over monetary issues. The Whiskey rebellion happened much later, under the US COnstitution. The federal government had more power and was able to squash this rebellion.