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The government gets it power to make decisions. and protect rights from the people. The Declaration of Independence states that "governments are instituted among men, driving their just power from the consent of the governed.".
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A, C, and D are all correct!
Explanation:
The printing press had dramatic effects on European civilization. Its immediate effect was that it spread information quickly and accurately. This helped create a wider literate reading public! Hope this helps!
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Millions of Africans were enslaved and killed, destroying lives and disrupting societies
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David Wilmot was a Pennsylvania-born congressman who opposed slavery. His "proviso"—a clause tacked on to a number of legislation being debated in Congress—prohibited slavery in all of the new territory won from Mexico following the Mexican War. Although the proviso was well-liked in the North, it was vehemently opposed by the South and never became a part of the legislation. It declared that slavery would be outlawed in any new area that the United States might take over from Mexico. The argument over whether slavery still exists in the West was rekindled.
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By charging the war leaders with war crimes.
Explanation:
The basis of the Nuremberg trials were the violation of the
1. Geneva Convention of 1864
2. Hague Convention 1899-1907
the rules for conduct of war were set by these conventions.
Some of the charges were:
1. crimes against peace
2. Planning, initiating, and waging wars of aggression
3. War crimes.
4. Crimes against humanity.
The trials brought the Holocaust to an end with the trial of 21 german leaders, 12 of them were sentenced to death, 7 to life in prison, 3 received temporary prison sentence.