Slavic and Scandinavian countries are very rich in resources, and Russia wanted to control most trade in Europe until the collapse of the Soviet Union. More trade = More power and they were still recovering after the HARD losses when the Germans' invaded Leningrad and the war.
James, the brother of Jesus, was described as a leader of the early church.
A plebeian is known as a commoner
B. is the answer you will want to put. While they did let African Americans fight in the war in a special unit, they would not allow that unit to be led by an African American. It was headed by a white man named Robert Gould Shaw.