Why were the Balkans called the “powder keg” of Europe? many of the Balkans’ countries had nationalist independence movements many of the Balkans’ countries were coveted by Austria-Hungary and Russia many of the Balkans’ countries consisted of powerful empires in constant conflict many of the Balkans’ countries engaged in conflict with the Ottoman Empire

Sientes o why did plains indians lose their battle to keep their land and their way of life? a the number of buffalo decreased b indians were outnumbered by whites. c whites had more advanced military technology. o all of the above

The term globalization is best defined as: a. a reduction in the political and military power of imperial countries over their colonies. b. an increasing interaction among citizens and businesses of countries around the world. c. the spread of philosophies based on the right of all nations to political independence. d. the establishment of international laws protecting all people's human and civil rights.

Read these lines from "o captain! my captain! ". o the bleeding drops of red, where on the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. how does whitman use the extended metaphor to refer to lincoln’s death? a. whitman compares lincoln’s death to what the death for all the soldiers was like. b. whitman compares lincoln’s death to the loss of one of the army generals. c.whitman compares lincoln’s death to the loss of losing a family member in the war. d. whitman compares lincoln’s tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship.