<span>Every piece of evidence and every source must
be read or viewed skeptically and critically. and Each piece of evidence and source must be
cross-checked and compared with related sources
and pieces of evidence.</span>
The Dutch colonial empire (Dutch: Nederlandse koloniale rijk) comprised the overseas territories and trading posts controlled and administered by Dutch chartered companies—mainly the Dutch West India Company and the Dutch East India Company—and subsequently by the Dutch Republic (1581–1795), and by the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands after 1815.[1] It was initially a trade-based system which derived most of its influence from merchant enterprise and from Dutch control of international maritime shipping routes through strategically placed outposts, rather than from expansive territorial ventures.[2][1] The Dutch were among the earliest empire-builders of Europe, following Spain and Portugal.
The battle for political legitimacy in Somalia is between d) militias loyal to the Union of Islamic courts and clan warlords. This has resulted in an ongoing civil war in the country and many different governments have been installed since then, as well as many different clans opposing the regime and each other.
"<span>c. Americans were concerned about the Communist takeover of Russia in 1917" is the best option since many Americans did not agree with Wilson. </span>
