What was a major cause of the mad scramble for African territory by European powers in the 1880s?
a. The discovery of gold in South Africa
b. Belgium's aggressive actions in Africa to gain territory
c. Advances in military technology
d. Fear of the growing power of Great Britain
e. Increasing numbers of African territories gaining independence
b
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The Warsaw Pact was
a. a military alliance of the Soviet Union and its East European satellites. b. an alliance of non-aligned nations in Europe, including Yugoslavia, Albania, Poland, and Romania. c. the agreement in which Roosevelt and Churchill effectively handed Poland over to Stalin. d. the agreement between the Nazis and the Soviets dividing up Poland. e. the Eastern Bloc's equivalent of the European Economic Community.
Under terms of the Peace of Augsburg, what was accomplished?
A. Charles V accepted defeat from France. B. Regional leaders could choose whether to be Lutheran or Catholic. C. A marriage alliance was healed with conflict between France and the Holy Roman Empire. D. The eastern part of the Holy Roman Empire was ceded to the Ottomans. E. The Habsburg dynasty was removed from power in the Holy Roman Empire.
April and Josh are considering pursuing a future together and are discussing what their future plans may be. This use of language is best described as _______
A) using language to label, define, and limit B) using language to evaluate C) using language to discuss things outside our immediate experience D) using language to talk about language