Following the U.S. example of vesting chief of state and chief of government powers in a single individual, Yeltsin was to act as his own prime minister. It was also stated that, mindful of Gorbachev’s fate, he would personally supervise the Defense and Interior ministries and the KGB. In addition, the bureaucracy was to be streamlined.
Two inventors that were the most influential toward the rise of the railroad industry are Andrew Carnegie and Thomas Edison. Hope this helps! :)
Answer:
A. to capture bases from which to bomb the Japanese home islands
Explanation:
In a sense, yes, but also no. The answers are half right and half incorrect.
The American's campaign against the Japanese saw a island-hopping strategy, in which the US took over key islands from the Japanese, which either 1) cut off the supply lines to other smaller islands, making the Japanese troops stationed there void and ineffective, or 2) taking islands for their own strategic value. It is important to note that throughout this entire campaign, the only nation that was taken that was not strategic was the Philippines. The only reason why General McArthur "visited" the island was because he promised the people he would be back to liberate them (following the fall of the Philippines).
The strategic value of each island taken typically fell under one of these sectors. 1) The island cuts off other islands, 2) The island has a air field. If the island is close enough or is in the middle of the ocean, it was generally taken, either because it has an airfield already, or has the means in which one can be created on there. Refueling sites & landing strips were then created, so that less planes had to ditch out in sea if they ran out of fuel.
The correct answer is A. The invention of the cotton gin.
Explanation
A cotton gin is a machine created during the late 18th century that has the utility of separating cotton fibers from their seeds and other objects attached to it quickly and easily. The invention of this machine contributed to the strengthening of slavery because it allowed the landowners of the south to start the domestic production of cotton cheaply and easily. However, once the export demand for cotton grew in the north and other countries, the landowners of the south acquired more slaves to supply that demand for cotton. This deepened slavery because none of the southern landowners wanted to set free the African-Americans who were bringing them huge profits from their work. So the correct answer is A.
