France declared war on Germany immediately after Germany declared war on Russia.
Answer (a): <u>The wise and noble Queen Blanche [of Castile], the mother of King Louis IX of France [reigned 1226-1270], had infinite goodness.</u>
The first sentence of this paragraph is the main idea of the whole paragraph. The sentences following this elaborates and how 'good' Queen Blanche was, through her skillful reign over France, her position as head of advisors, her direct involvement in battles, and her bravery in confronting rebellious factions.
Answer (b): <u>By explaining that Queen Blanche had to go into battle, following her son and through her scolding of Count of Champagne.</u>
These statements explained that the political climate during Queen Blanche's rule was not a peaceful one, since there were battles and rebellions. This echoes what was happening to France during the Late Middle Ages, specifically during Queen Blanche's rulership.
During this time, counties were rebelling against the French royalty, represented by the House of Capet - the house of Queen Blanche.
<span>Why did the Britain, France, and the United States embrace the policy of appeasement?
a.They believed that if they appeased Hitler’s demands, he would stop any future pursuits of territories.
b.They believed appeasement could buy them time to increase their own military capabilities.
c.Appeasement meant they had the power to dictate whether the Soviet Union and Italy gained any power in the annexed territories.
d.The leaders thought that a policy of appeasement would deter other countries from taking aggressive actions in Europe.</span>
From the given options, the only inference that is correct about the map is that less than half of the population speaks English in Southern Europe.
Answer: Option C
<u>Explanation:
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The map refers to the region of Southern Europe and shows the distribution of the English speaking population across the region. The map does not dispense any data that can be used to conclude that the English language is the primary language of Europe.
Neither does it explain that the use of the English language is declining anywhere in the region but there is no comparison mentioned in the map.
Kenya
Tourism is the main source of income, although it has the most diversified industry in East Africa. Coffee and tea stand out in crops (30% of GDP). The main port of the country is Mombasa. The European Union is the main trading partner of Kenya. According to the studies on the HDI of 2006 it was the country where there is less wage differentiation between sexes (0.83). Kenya presents a free market economy with little state intervention.
South Africa
South Africa's economy is the most powerful and important in the African continent, as it accounts for almost 25% of all continent's GDP, and plays an important role in the development of the region. It is considered as a medium-high income economy by the World Bank. The South African economy has a large volume of national capital - public and private - in close relationship with the major world economies. Despite this, unemployment is extremely high and South Africa is among the ten countries with the most social inequality according to the Gini coefficient, about a quarter of the population is unemployed and the same proportion lives on less than 1.25 dollars per day. Like most African economies, this is a free market with little intervention from the state.
