Of the chiefs and soldiers who marched to the Crusades, I will dare to affirm, that all were prompted by the spirit of enthusiasm; the belief of merit, the hope of reward, and the assurance of divine aid. Based on the text what was the intent of many soldiers who fought in the crusades ?

A. to receive benefits or compensation in their lifetime, as well as after death

B. to receive special appointments to leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church

C. to pursue religious education and understanding for themselves and their children

D. to pursue missionary work in underdeveloped countries in need of food and housing aid

the berlin blockade was an international crisis that arose from an attempt by the soviet union, in 1948–49, to force the western allied powers (the united states, the united kingdom, and france) to abandon their post-world war ii jurisdictions in west berlin. in march 1948 the allied powers decided to unite their different occupation zones of germany into a single economic unit. in protest, the soviet representative withdrew from the allied control council. coincident with the introduction of a new deutsche mark in west berlin (as throughout west germany), which the soviets regarded as a violation of agreements with the allies, the soviet occupation forces in eastern germany began a blockade of all rail, road, and water communications between berlin and the west. on june 24 the soviets announced that the four-power administration of berlin had ceased and that the allies no longer had any rights there.

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