Answer: An attempt to create a justification for something that you knowingly decided to flake out on.
An attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
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I think it is b. Forming guilds
We have a three party system
Correct answer: George Bush - end of the Cold War
People give various dates for the ending of the Cold War:
The demolition of the Berlin Wall in November, 1989
A peaceful summit meeting between the US and USSR leaders at Malta in December 1989
The reunification of Germany in October, 1990
The dissolving of the Soviet Union in December, 1991.
All of those events occurred during the presidency of George H.W. Bush.
The other pairings noted in the question are misaligned. Haiti had its first democratic elections during the George H.W. Bush presidency. The World Trade Organization was created during the time Pres. Clinton was in office. And the War on Terror began under George W. Bush.
The answer to the question is Grants siege forced the starving confederates to surrender.
