Why did italian merchants join the efforts of portuguese mariners in searching for an atlantic route to india in the fifteenth century?
c. waning french power in the mediterranean opened the way for them.
d. italians were eager to obtain an alternative source of slaves outside the middle east.
b. the weakening of the ottoman empire made it possible for them to ship through the strait of gibraltar and into the atlantic.
a. the rising power of the ottoman empire restricted their overland access to asian trade.

According to experts for every person killed outright by a nuclear blast four more would die later from the

Which of the following encouraged westward expansion? a.the government decreased the price of federal land. b.each of these represents actions taken to encourage westward expansion. c.the government decreased the price of federal land d.the second national bank lowered the cost of borrowing money (reduced interest rates)

Examine the dates in this timeline: • 1918: the ottoman empire loses control of iraq to the britishfollowing world war i.• 1932: the kingdom of iraq is granted its independence from greatbritain• 1945: mustafa barzani leads a failed rebellion against the iraqigovernment• 1948: the al-wathbah uprising results in protests against the iraqigovernment before it is violently suppressed.• 1958: the kingdom of iraq is overthrown by military leaders whoestablish the republic of iraq,• 1980: iraq invades iran, launching the iran iraq war.• 1990: iraq invades kuwait but is defeated by united nations forcesled by the united states.• 2003: the united states and its allies invade iraq and remove itsdictator, saddam hussein.which title would best suit the period in iraqi history from 1980 through1990? a. the era of political instability and protestb. the era of american involvementc. the era of iraqi aggressiond. the era of early iraqi independence