The United States wanted to be the first country to have an astronaut in outer space and lost to the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut, was the first person to orbit the Earth.

In the first sentence, which words would provide a more appropriate transition than and? Select two options.

but
nor
so
thus
yet

Which option best describes how the printing press transformed european society? (a) prior to the printing press, the catholic church hand-copied texts and disseminated them to peasants. (b) prior to the printing press, the church of england did not allow peasants to learn to read. (c) prior to the printing press, the orthodox church recited luther’s “95 theses” aloud to peasants. (d) prior to the printing press, knowledge was reserved primarily for nobles and clergy.

How did the cleveland massacre impact standard oil in 1872? standard oil hired all the laborers who were nearly killed during the cleveland massacre. standard oil became a monopoly in the cleveland oil market after the cleveland massacre. standard oil was bought out by other companies in the city after the cleveland massacre. standard oil closed down to avoid additional violence in the wake of the cleveland massacre.

Which fundamental right is protected in this excerpt ?