1. what benefit did conquest most likely offer the aztecs? a. gaining access to more resources b. learning how to farm the land c. explansion of their trading alliances d. exposure to a writing system and a number system 2. which of the following methods the maya support thir growing population? a. constructing dams to tame wild rivers for irrigating maize fields b. burning down forests to clear land for planting crops c. building large rafts to travel rivers for trading with the olmec d. harvesting forest herbs, seeds, and leaves to enhance their diet 3. which group of people shared the characteristics described in this text? the olmec also invnted a calendar, and they carved hieroglypic writing into stone. a. the maya b. the inca c. the natchez d. the inuit

relations between the soviet union and the united states were driven by a complex interplay of ideological, political, and economic factors, which led to shifts between cautious cooperation and often bitter superpower rivalry over the years. the distinct differences in the political systems of the two countries often prevented them from reaching a mutual understanding on key policy issues and even, as in the case of the cuban missile crisis, brought them to the brink of war.

the united states government was initially hostile to the soviet leaders for taking russia out of world war i and was opposed to a state ideologically based on communism. although the united states embarked on a famine relief program in the soviet union in the early 1920s and american businessmen established commercial ties there during the period of the new economic policy (1921–29), the two countries did not establish diplomatic relations until 1933. by that time, the totalitarian nature of joseph stalin's regime presented an insurmountable obstacle to friendly relations with the west. although world war ii brought the two countries into alliance, based on the common aim of defeating nazi germany, the soviet union's aggressive, antidemocratic policy toward eastern europe had created tensions even before the war ended.

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