The correct answer is D) <span>Al-Qaeda members are a small group of religious zealots who won't compromise their convictions.
</span>
Al-Qaeda was a group of Arab and Afghans who were earlier funded by CIA to fight against the invading forces of Russia.
After the Russian war ended, these Arabs stayed in Afghanistan and became close to the government structure there.
Mostly living in caves and valleys of Afghanistan, these people have strict tribal codes of conduct which they do not forgo easily.
<span></span>
The reason why Stalin pushed so hard for the US and Britain to open a second front against Germany was because Russia was bearing the burden of Germany's advance all by itself, and was suffering a great deal of losses in the process.
C. it was the last escape route from Richmond.
One could be the rise of towns and the crusades. The Crusades was a campaign to reclaim the
Holy from Muslim rule. Despite the
number of campaigns launched. The Holy
remained under Muslim control and this weakened the feudal system as the
nobility spent most of their wealth on these campaigns. This led to the growth of towns where merchants
grew rich and became a force in society which led to the rise of the
Renaissance where interest was centered on the classics.