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Early in 1776, King George consented to the hiring of thousands of Hessian mercenaries to assist the British troops already in America in crushing the rebellion. The Revolutionary War lasted nearly eight years, largely because King George refused to surrender the colonies.
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Scholars writing about historical events, people, objects, or ideas produce secondary sources because they help explain new or different positions and ideas about primary sources. These secondary sources generally scholarly books, including textbooks, articles, encyclopedias, and anthologies.
15th Amendment extended voting rights to African-American men.
19th Amendment extended voting rights to women.
23rd Amendment extended voting rights to citizens in DC.
24th Amendment prohibited the prior poll tax.
26th Amendment extended voting rights to those at least 18 years old.
Answer: Battle of Thermopylae
Explanation: The Greeks held off the Persians killing thousands until the Persians found a way around the mountains and got behind the Greeks. King Leonidas told most of his troops to flee but stayed behind with a small force including his 300 Spartans in order to allow the rest of the Greek army to escape.
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C. Political power had shifted away from Western Europe and toward the USA and Soviet Union.
Explanation:
The Cold War is a period that lasted from the end of the World War II and up until the begging of the 1990's. It was a period of tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union which almost led to another world war. This period was marked almost exclusively by the actions of these two countries, while all others were in their shade or controlled by them.
Western Europe was the region that dominated the world until the World War II, but after it ended, the region lost its global power. On the other side, the United States and the Soviet Union were on the rise, being the most dominant military forces, with thriving industries and vast resources on disposal. Also, these two countries were the leaders of the two global movements, the democracy and capitalism versus the communism and command economy.
