Question 4 of 10 At the time when John F. Kennedy delivered his inaugural address, the US,
and the U. S.S. R. were locked in the cold war and people were concerned that
the world might be destroyed by
A, an ice storm,
B, the Civil War
C, nuclear weapons
D. None of the above,

At the time when John F Kennedy delivered his inaugural address the US and the US were locked in the cold war and people were concerned that the world might be destroyed by nuclear weapons.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).