The study of obedience took on a renewed importance in the wake of ________.

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The atrocities committed by soldiers in Nazi Germany highlighted the dangers of blind obedience and led to a renewed interest in the study of obedience. This was especially emphasized by psychologist Stanley Milgram's famous obedience experiments in the 1960s. The other events listed may have also had implications for power and authority, but they did not have the same direct connection to the study of obedience.

The Study of Obedience Took on a Renewed Importance in the Wake