The first answer is correct. One of the direct actions that resulted in the Iran Hostage Situation was the treatment of the Shah of Iran, who was ousted following the Iranian revolution.
The word "tone" used as a linguistic term describes voice pitch, but the same term used to describe public speaking deals with a complex analysis of the speaker's attitude and how the audience perceives the overall message.
The correct answer is: "US Supreme Court decision <u>supported </u>affirmative action programs".
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, was a case discussed by the US Supreme Court which led to the enactment of a landmark decision in 1978.
The decision supported affirmative action because it allowed race to be one of the criteria used in college admission mechanisms. However, it outlawed the usage of specific racial quotas (for example, reserving 25% seats to certain minority group).
December 25, 1776 General Washington sent troops across the Delaware River into new Jersey to attack unsuspecting British troops and Hessian soldiers, they took over 1000 Hessian as prisoners. This was a big turning point of the American Revolution. It made the American people have more pride and trust that the war was going to get better.
Mercenaries were groups of people that pretty much had no loyalty to a single nation. The fought along with nations that paid them (roman empire in this case).
