A. A military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries
The Warsaw Pact dates back to 1955, mainly a military alliance led by the USSR in reaction to the NATO (military alliance led by US) counterpart. This coalition also discouraged the possibility of Western Germany to rearm, especially since the entering of capitalist Germany into the Nato took place the year previous, 1954. Seen from the Soviet perspective, the Warsaw Pact also served for strengthening military presence in the Eastern countries, that were satellite states. The most representative act took by the Warsaw Pact was the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968.
Monopoly : has one supplier of a product. The seller here has market power and can control both price and quantity
Collision: when competing firms make a secret agreement to try to control a market. Collusion (practiced by cartels) is illegal in the United States. It reduces the level of competition in a market. Is more difficult in markets with large numbers of buyers and sellers.
Monopolies and collusion among sellers:
eliminate competitionIn industries with less competition, prices are likely to be higher
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Soap Flats is NOT a region in Eastern Europe. Hopefully I am right.
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Dominant powers, Equal in size, and Global influence.
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Renaissance art had both religious and secular themes.
Explanation: Renaissance art is the art that emerged in Europe during the 15th century as paintings, sculptures and others, by the time there had been important developments in different areas such as science, philosophy, and literature. This type of art mixed the art of the Classical antiquity, that refers to the historical period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, and the new developments guided by science, as well as new artistic techniques. Because of this, Renaissance art themes included myths and biblical scenes (Religious themes) but also, humanistic and Renaissance themes and techniques guided by the new discoveries and developments (Secular themes).
