15. The 17th Amendment established the direct election of U. S. senators.

Before this amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures who

were influenced by party leaders and other wealthy powerful people.

Select the boxes to identify whether each group supported or opposed

the ratification of the 17th Amendment *

answer: d. geography : )

a) the colonists began to see themselves as different from people in britain.

because people what other people gold

explanation:

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.