30 points in the years leading up to world war i, the balkans region of europe became an area of tension and unrest. what caused this conflict in the balkans? russian military camps had been built along the border to promote fighting. nationalism was spreading through the balkans, creating a “powder keg,” or dangerous and volatile situation in the region. the ottoman empire fought austria-hungary for control of the region. serbia wanted to be taken over by bosnia-herzegovina to become one slavic nation.

The original term of was descriptive of lower-class people who performed manual labor.

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. i have committed to crossing my legs i hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. my fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter x. the interview room’s other personnel include: the university’s director of composition, its varsity tennis coach, and academy prorector mr. a. delint. c.t. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. the tennis coach jingles pocket-change. based on this excerpt, which detail is implicit? a.  more chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees.b.  hal is sitting in a chair with his ankle on his knee.c.  the director of composition is involved in the interview process.d.  the tennis coach has money in his front pocket.

This civil war battle took place in northwest georgia in september 1863, and, following over 30,000 casualties in just two days, resulted in a confederate victory.