The lienzo de tlaxcala

drawing depicting cortes in mexico seated on a throne with many aztecs and their leader montezuma approaching with hands out in a peaceful gesture. armed spanish soldiers stand behind cortes.

© norton 2015

in the 16th and 17th centuries, the spanish empire in north america (4 points)

select one:

a. involved subjugation of the indigenous peoples through the encomienda system

b. flourished due to peaceful coexistence with native american civilizations

c. relied on alliances with american indians in order to fend off the english and the french

d. acquired vast amounts of gold and silver that successfully sustained a mighty spanish empire

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.