The Warsaw Pact sought to reinforce communist dominance in Eastern Europe. The Soviet Union formed this alliance as a counterbalance to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The answer to this was or is B: Popes
Federalism in the idea of the power being shared between the national and state level. checks and balances to keep the government from becoming tyrannical.
The Age of Reason, also known as the Enlightenment, emerged from
the Protestant Reformation and emphasized reason and individualism, which
was a new thought process . This Enlightenment caused many new writers,
philosophers, and artists to question the traditional authority. The authority that
was most questioned during this period of time was the monarchy.
The various monarchies throughout Europe were afraid that this
movement would be disruptive to the old orders. The Enlightenment raised
questions about the rule of monarchs which made many nobles nervous, and
questioned the authority of the Catholic Church . To these powers that had held
firm control of Europe since the Middle Ages, the writers of the Enlightenment
were a threat that would disrupt their carefully held power
The Encomienda Policy confiscated land from native owners in order for Spanish conglomerates to have plantations.
