The murder of 6 million European Jews by the Germans in World War II was a historical event that brought to light the harmful ef
fects of conformity and obedience. This event influenced the social psychologist _____ to study conditions that can persuade humans to think and act irrationally.
Solomon Asch is popular for his classic experiment in social psychology called conformity experiment in which he explained how social pressure affects people to conform with the rest of the group. He began studying the effect of propaganda and indoctrination during the early years of World War II. There were found two main reasons for conformity first, they wish to fit in there and secondly they believe that the group is better informed.
Before the Constitution was ratified by the states in 1787, the Articles of Confederation made trade very difficult because there wasn't a strong central power. It took several years for the powers of the Constitution and trade to take form.