Congress could raise money only by asking the states for funds, borrowing from foreign governments, or selling western lands. In addition, Congress could not draft soldiers or regulate trade. There was no provision for national courts. ... The Articles of Confederation created a very weak central government.
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C. To appeal to the dissatisfied, multi-ethnic population of the Soviet Union.
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Gorbachev was not trying "to establish his dominance," as the other answer here had suggested. When Gorbachev came into leadership in the USSR, the Soviet economy was struggling and there were dissidents across the spectrum of the country who called out for reforms and changes.
In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev proposed policies of perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness) in the Soviet Union. Perestroika meant allowing some measure of private enterprise in the Soviet Union. Glasnost meant allowing a bit of freedom in regard to speech and publication.
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached we can say the following.
What was the Civil War in Nicaragua about?
The Civil War in Nicaragua was the "guerrilla" confrontation between the Sandinista National Liberation Front and the Army of the Dictator Som*za in 1978. Then, after a couple of years of ruling Nicaragua, the Contrast started to fight the Sandinistas with the support of the United States.
Who did the US initial support?
The United States was so much interested in stopping the spread of Communism in Central America, that is why the federal government of Ronald Reagan decided to support the Contras, to fight against the leftists Sandinistas.
Why did they change their minds?
In 1982, the US government decided to stop supporting the Contras due to the political scandal known as the Iran-Contras scandal, which questioned the authority of President Reagan to control his subordinates.
Finally, there were elections in Nicaragua in 1884. Sandinista commander, Daniel Ortega, under the US government's accusations that the USSR had biased the election.
The correct answer is: political instability, military conflict, and economic crisis.
Political instability: at the end of the 4th century AD, the Roman empire was going through a political crisis. While the emperor Theodosius tried to handle the social uprisings between Christians and non-Christians, he was struggling against the usurper Magnus Maximus and the empire was facing cases of corruption in the political sphere that diverted public funds from the military needs. Due to these reasons and for administrative purposes, Theodosius decided to establish Christianity as the official religion of the empire and divided the empire into two parts: the Western Roman Empire, with its capital in Ravenna, and the Eastern Roman Empire, with its capital in Constantinople.
Military conflict: while the Roman Empire was facing these internal problems that weakened it, there were urgent problems in its borders since many barbarian invaders were attacking Roman positions from the outside. The Huns from the East, led by Attila, devastated a great portion of the empire, Saxons invaded Britain, Goths and Lombard people from the North as well invaded Italy and Hispania. The Roman army for the first time was not in the position of facing so many fronts at the same time.
Economic crisis: the enormous Roman administrative device was going through a financial crisis. It was so big that it did not find the necessary resources to satisfy its needs. Gold mines that used to fuel the economy were very far away, difficult to achieve, and the Empire had to make a large number of official coins out of copper provoking a great devaluation of the Roman currency.
In his reign for expansion, he distracted the nobility through the construction of the palace of Versailles.
