The natural resources included gold, diamonds, cooper, cobalt, and rubber. These resources were tapped by the native Congo population through a system of slave labor implemented by King Leopold II. This made the Belgian government/economy prosper at the hands of the slave laborers in this country. This brutal regime resulted in the deaths of thousands of Congo citizens.
Answer: A. Calls for independence from Eastern bloc nations
Explanation:
Mikhail Gorbachev was the last premier of the Soviet Union and he started a series of reforms which according to him, were meant to save the Soviet Union. He allowed for freedom of speech and multiple political parties.
The Eastern bloc nations of the Warsaw Pact interpreted this to mean that there was less chances of the Soviet Union interfering in their affairs and so demanded independence along with the Soviets that comprised the USSR. This led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Answer:
free from outside control; not depending on another's authority.
Explanation:
Answer:Sir Alex Issigonis Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis Full (born Nov 18, 1906, Smyrna [now İzmir] Tu (Died Oct. 2, 1988, Birmingham, England) British car designer who created the best-selling low-cost Mini and the ever-popular Morris Minor.
The son of Greek merchant Issigonis emigrated to London in 1922 during the war between Greece and Turkey. After studying engineering, he joined Morris Motors in 1984. was born in 1936 as a suspension designer. There he developed the Morris Minor, which remained in production from 1948 to 1971. The reliable car with excellent steering and cornering was the first British car to cross one million sales. The surviving models are still a favorite of owners and collectors.
After working elsewhere for a short time in the early 1950s, Issigonis returned to what became British Motor Corp. in 1959, in response to the Suez (1956) energy crisis and the popularity of Germany's Volkswagen Beetle. He introduced the affordable and fuel-efficient box Mini, which uses a transversely positioned engine to drive the front wheels, a radical design at the time and capable of carrying four passengers despite being only 10 feet (3 meters) long. Its practicality and affordability make it an instant hit. By the time Issigonis had died, more than five million had been sold.
Issigonis became a friend of the Royal Society in 1967 and knighted in 1969.
Explanation:
The president must be a natural born citizen.
