Why were colonists angry that great britain had hired german mercenaries? a: german mercenaries had secretly promised to support the patriot cause. b: colonists could not afford to pay german mercenaries to fight for the patriots. c: colonists did not agree with german mercenaries' position on slavery. german d: mercenaries had a reputation for being particularly brutal in battle.

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countires in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the secondteam begins its own recruitment campaign to find better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rivals most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario