The correct answer is: "People in the community fear becoming similarly shamed."
Indeed, Hester Prynne has been convicted of adultery because of giving birth to a child out of wedlock. This is not only considered a sin by the very religious and Puritan society of her time but a crime under their theocratic laws. Her Scarlett letter is a form of public shaming that completely ostracizes her from her society and most people scorn her for her sin.
D. Conquer China
No Indian Empire has ever conquered China, least of all the Mauryan Empire. Therefore, choice (D) is the incorrect answer as Asoka didn't conquer China.
The correct answer is A) the Russian Revolution.
<em>The international crisis that was a major factor in the “First Red Scare” in the United States in the early 20th century was the Russian Revolution.
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After World War two, people in the United States were afraid of the spreading of Communism in the American territory. An anti-Communism movement was created with the name of “First Red Scare”. And it’s correct to affirm that the international crisis that was a major factor in the “First Red Scare” in the United States in the early 20th century was the Russian Revolution. The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 established a Communist government, causing doubts and fear in America.
(c) Clean Air Act hope this helps