Answer: Found good fishing waters,
Searched for Japan, Sailed along the coast of Virginia
Explanation: John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer, he moved to England in 1450 and was sent by Henry VII to sail and find a westward route to Japan. During his quest, he found North America. In Canada, he was able to find a rich fishing area.
He did not explore St. Lawrence River because Jacques Cartier was the one who did it.
The correct answer is:
A. They called for a conference to discuss forming a new international organization, the United Nations.
Explanation:
The Yalta Conference, at the end of World War II, is also known as the beginning of the Cold War. During the Conference, Roosevelt (United States), Churchill (England) and Stalin (Soviet Union) met and agreed on scheduling a meeting in San Francisco to create the United Nations, <em>they also agreed to demand Germany's surrender and to divide the territory into four territories that would belong to the three nations and France.</em> <em>Stalin would permit free elections in Eastern Europe </em>(a point which he violated and instead installed the Soviet Union through Eastern Europe). President Franklin Roosevelt died two months after the controversial Yalta Conference.
Answer:
A. Both narrators describe gazing upon a hideous being.
B. Frankenstein believes his monster to be even more gruesome looking than the creatures Dante faced in hell.
Explanation:
Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" revolves around a young scientist's desire to achieve knowledge beyond human limits, creating a monster. This act made him parallel to a god, capable of giving life to a being.
Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy" focuses on the 'journey' of the writer (supposedly) into the afterworld. The narrative takes us along as Dante embarks on a 'tour' of the three realms of the dead.
In these two excerpts given in the question, we see Victor and Dante commenting on the respective monsters they encountered. While Frankenstein describes his monster as <em>"a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived"</em>, Dante's Minos is full of <em>"ghastly features".</em>
Thus, the correct answers are options A and B.
Answer:
<h3>World War I was known as the “war to end all wars” because of the great slaughter and destruction it caused. Unfortunately, the peace treaty that officially ended the conflict—the Treaty of Versailles of 1919—forced punitive terms on Germany that destabilized Europe and laid the groundwork for World War II.</h3>
Answer:
Ending the war as quickly as possible was seen as a positive because it ended the brutal fighting that had devastated so many. The second reason why some were in favor of the use of the atomic bombs was that it potentially saved the lives of millions of people.
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