What steps did the catholic church take to reform and to stop the growth of protestantism

Pope Paul III appointed reformers to high-level positions. He set up the Council of Trent, which met off and on for about 20 years, to confirm Catholic beliefs and to challenge Protestant views. He also set stiff penalities for corruption among the clergy. In order to deal with the growth of Protestantism, Pope Paul III strengthened the Inquisition. This Church court, dating to the Middle Ages, tortured and executed Protestants for heresy.  

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the causes of the dust bowls were severe droughts,   lands became dry and hard, temperature was higher than usual, hot and dry conditions killed crops, high winds. because of those factors, the winds kicked up dry soil and created clouds of dust.

the correct answer is: (1) affected by gerrymandering; (2) not affected by gerrymandering.

gerrymandering is known as a practice that intends to establish a some kind of political advantage for a particular party or group. to do this district boundaries are manipulated. the new resulting district is named a gerrymandering.

in other words, what gerrymandering does is to draw the boundaries of electoral districts trying to benefit the party who is doing it. sometimes, the party controlling the legislature will redraw it so they can maximize the number of districts they are likely to control.