He increased the taxes so your answer is A
A unified group of countries, the Communist bloc was located in central and Eastern Europe, East Asia and Southeast Asia under the hegemony of the URSS. This bloc was denominated as Eastern bloc. And encompassed countries such as Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and several other European countries. This was a group that was led by the mighty Stalin of USSR.
Well fossil fuels are such a largely used resource in the economy it is hard to transition from it since its so depended on for many things.
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In some places, the slave trade increased the power of the African monarchy and led to economic strength. However, in places where there was competition between slave traders, the slave trade undermined the African monarchy, led to constant chaos/war, destroyed political unity, and disrupted African society. The slave trade also impacted demographics of Africa. Millions of people were lost to the slave trade. Also, in certain parts of African, certain genders were taken as slaves more than others. This disrupted marriage and the sexual distribution of labor in Africa.
