The map shows Europe’s two major alliances in place in 1905.

Which best explains why these alliances created tensions in Europe?

A) Alliance members signed treaties to defend each other in times of war.

B) Alliance members feared attack and strengthened their economies.

C) Alliance members sought control over the Balkans and the Ottoman Empire.

D) Alliance members fought to control trade routes throughout the continent.

How do due process and equal protection guarantee your constitutional rights

Which fact would this be, and how might you verify the truth?

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.