The Soviet Union and the satellite nations refused to take money offered in the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan was meant to help nations recover from World War II by providing money to stabilize the economy and rebuild infrastructure.
The Soviet Union knew that the United States was using this money as a means to form alliances. This is another reason why they refused to take it.
This helped lead to the idea of containment, as the US was trying to stop European nations they helped through the Marshall Plan from becoming communist.
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Samurai were employed by feudal lords (daimyo) to defend their territories against rivals, to fight enemies identified by the government, and battle with hostile tribes and bandits. For this reason, samurai could live in barracks, in a castle or in their own private homes.
<span>Found mainly in the Gulf of Mexico, it would be "A. oil" that is Mexico's most important natural resource, since this usually brings the largest amount of revenue. </span>
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A. The vikings were more curious than most EUROPEANS, B. The Vikings had the technology to sail long distance and D. The vikings reached Americas before other Europeans.
Explanation:
Leif Ericsson was the explorer who is believed to be the first European to arrive at the North American continent. He arrived in 1000 CE and established the first settlement called Vinland. He was son of Eric the Red, Eric is credited with the discovery of Greenland and building the first settlement there. His accounts had been passed down as legends through the vikings sagas. In 999CE, he was given the task to convert the Greenlanders to Christianity by the king Olaf first and while returning to Greenland from Norway he got off track and landed in North America. This discovery was a pure co incidence and was not funded by anyone.
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b. appease the dead by inviting them to dinner
Explanation:
Anthesteria and Parentalia are mystic rituals common to the ancient Greeks and Romans. These rituals are usually done in the closet and away from public glare.
The rituals involve appeasing the dead by inviting them for dinner.
