The correct answer to your question would be D.
The Rape of Nanjing was significant because of the sheer volume of people who were massacred, because it was actually a direct act of manipulation and terrorism, these two things made also the United States more attentive towards the happening in the Pacific as it saw that the Japanese had an increased growth in influence over this region.
D. Hinduism developed from the Vedic religion, which was polytheistic.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Both wars involved the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, using "proxy wars" to impact the spread of communism.
The battle you are referring to is actually called the Battle of the Ironclads. In this battle, it was the Merrimac (from the Confederacy) versus the USS Monitor (from the Union). This was the first battle between iron-fortified vessels in the Civil War. This battle ended up in a draw but represented a new form of fighting that both the Union and Confederacy had to be ready for.
The compromise of 1850 contradicted the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by creating a free state south of 36°30'N. According to the Missouri Compromise, Missouri would enter as a slave state, Maine would join as a free state, and slavery would be prohibited in any new state north of Missouri's southern border, 36°30'N latitude