7)    the end of world war ii and the prosperity of the 1950’s contributed to an explosion in birthrates. this became known as: a.      the baby boom  b.      the great migration  c.        the gi bill  d.      the american renaissance 

one central belief of buddhism is often referred to as reincarnation -- the concept that people are reborn after dying. buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by gautama buddha ("buddha" means "enlightened one"), who lived and taught in northern india in the 6th century b.c.