True, he was only president for one month! lol
I would want independence. I would rather be free than be in control by another. We would try to settle things peacefully, but if not. Then it will be a war.
The following are the two ideas established by Enlightenment philosophers.
I) Governments are given their power by the people.
II) People have the right to change their government.
<u>Explanation:</u>
17-19th century is a period of Enlightenment that dominated the world of ideas in Europe. Many people who were involved in American Resolution related themselves closely with the Enlightenment.
Benjamin Franklin visited Europe often and actively participated in the scientific and political debates, and took newest ideas to Philadelphia. Many Enlightenment philosophers used reason to reveal natural laws. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke proposed that the government should be based on the harmony of the governed.
It would be C, the growth <span>of the Roman Empire led to the spread of ideas and belief systems.</span>
Eisenhower himself gave three reasons not to push on to Berlin:
His armies were already well beyond the line agreed upon with the Soviets for the Western occupation zones. He did not want to offend Stalin and knew that any added territory taken would be handed over to Soviet control.
He had some concerns about his troops meeting Soviet troops if both were pursuing the same goal.
Berlin was only a political objective, not a military objective, General Eisenhower said.
It also was a factor that one of Eisenhower's field commanders had estimated that for US troops to take Berlin could cost as many as 100,000 casualties. The Soviet armies bore the cost. 30,000 Soviet soldiers died in the Battle of Berlin.
