The answer to the fill in the blank is Saddam Hussain.
<span>In august 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussain seized control of Kuwait. </span>
The pretext for the invasion was Saddam's insistence that many rich oil fields in Kuwait were actually part of Iraq.
This culminated in the First Gulf War, in which the United States lead a coalition government to invade Kuwait and push back Iraqi forces.
Within a matter of days, the Iraqi Army had completely withdrawn.
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A. changed the balance ofpower between state and national governments.
<h2>Answer: The power of the [Ottoman] Empire was waning [fading] by 1683 when the second and last attempt was made to conquer Vienna. It failed. Without the conquest of Europe and the acquisition of significant new wealth, the Empire lost momentum and went into a slow decline.
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</h2><h2>Several other factors contributed to the [Ottoman] Empire’s decline:
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</h2><h2>• Competition from trade from the Americas
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</h2><h2>• Competition from cheap products from India and the Far East
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</h2><h2>• Development of other trade routes
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</h2><h2>• Rising unemployment within the Empire
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</h2><h2>• Ottoman Empire became less centralized, and central control weakened
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</h2><h2>• Sultans being less severe in maintaining rigorous standards of integrity in the administration of the Empire
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</h2><h2>• Sultans becoming less sensitive to public opinion
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