The correct answer is <em>They held free elections. </em>
The Cold War took place after World War II and lasted until the 1990's. It was a state of political, ideological and cultural tension between the Soviet Union and it's satellite states and the United States with it's allied nations in Europe.
One of the main factors of the Cold War was that while the Soviet Union fought to spread communism, the United States and it's aligned nations wanted to contain it, and favored the democratic system and held free elections.
The correct answer is B.
The development of cheap iron in the US was the major factor that lead to the building of skyscrapers. Being able to produce iron cheaply can be contributed to Andrew Carnegie. This American business mogul perfected the Bessemer process in several factories across the eastern part of the US. From there, he was able to sell cheap iron to American businesses for the purpose of growing their empire.
c)free-soilers and slavery advocates
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be the "transcontinental railroad," since this provided for fast and relatively cheap transportation. </span></span>
<span>He pretended to be dead.
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