Consider the following hypothetical observations, some of which are real and some of which are fictional. for each observation, your job is to answer this question: if the observation were real, would it provide evidence for or against the idea that the universe is expanding? sort each observation into the appropriate bin as follows:
a. place an observation in the "supports the expanding universe" bin if it would provide evidence that the universe is expanding. b. place an observation in the "contradicts the expanding universe" bin if it would provide evidence that would force us to reconsider the idea of an expanding universe. c. place an observation in the "neither supports nor contradicts" bin if it does not allow us to distinguish between a universe that is expanding and a universe that is not expanding.

question 1

the reasons for the global discontent in the early 1900s were the following:

desire for independence   was the main fight of many territories which were still under the control of colonial powers. dissatisfaction with peace terms of wwi . the best example is the case of germany, that was forced by the peace treaties to pay very expensive war reparations to the winners of wwi. some time later, german leaders broke relations and stopped recognizing the authority of those who imposed sanctions on their country, counting with the support of the population that was suffering the important economic consequences of the payment of reparations. overproduction of consumer goods which led to hyperinflation scenarios and very week currencies and economies.

question 2

the reasons for the great depression were the following, and these led to wall street crash in october 1929 and caused the subsequent great recession period.

high personal debt, that ended up with many bankrupt investors. falling stock price as everybody was getting rid of the stocks, many because they could not meet the amounts of money required by the margins that backed their investments.

question 3

italy: led by the fascists and benito mussolini   and promised to restore the greatness of the roman empire. germany: led by adolph hitler and the nazi party and conducted anti-jewish riots in austriajapan: was controlled by aggressive military leaders and invaded countries for their resources

2.