Reference no: EM1353384
Suppose that an economy's PPC curve can be drawn with manufactured goods (M) on the vertical axis and agricultural goods (A) on the horizontal axis. Using separate PPC graphs, show the effects of the following historical events on that area's PPC:
a. The Bubonic Plague (Black Death) swept across Europe in 1348.
b. Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Purchase for the United States from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803.
c. "Near closing time on Saturday afternoon, March 25, 1911, a fire broke out on the top floors of the Asch Building in the Triangle Waist Company. Within minutes, the quiet spring afternoon erupted into madness, a terrifying moment in time, disrupting forever the lives of young workers. By the time the fire was over, 146 of the 500 employees had died."
d. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, genetic engineering increased crop yields in the United States.
e. "General Motors said Monday that it will close 14 plants, including seven in Michigan, as part of its restructuring in bankruptcy."