Why were nations such as Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, and Poland called satellite states of the Soviet Union? A.
They were part of the Allied group during World War I.
B.
They were a threat to the Soviet Union’s policy of expansion.
C.
They provided financial aid to the Soviet Union during World War II.
D.
They were dependent on and controlled by the nearby Soviet Union.
E.
They were the neighboring states of the Soviet Union.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.

As american population grew between 1820 and 1850, the percentage of americans living on farms also grew. a.true b.false

Write about 50 words explaining whether or not this passage supports that explanation.in the introduction, you heard genghis khan’s explanation of why the mongols were successful conquerors in his time. the mongols were illiterate . . and perhaps no more than 700,000 in number. . they were herdsmen on the grassy plains north of the gobi desert, south of siberia’s forests. before the year 1200, the mongols were fragmented, moving about in small bands headed by a chief, or khan, and living in portable felt dwellings. the mongols endured frequent deprivations [hardships] and sparse areas for grazing their animals. they frequently fought over turf, and during hard times, they occasionally raided, interested in goods rather than bloodshed.