Which of the following BEST explains why the trade route from Portugal to India went around Africa instead of across the Mediterranean Sea? a.
The weather was more unpredictable in the Mediterranean than in the Atlantic Ocean.
b.
It was quicker to sail around Africa than to travel through the Mediterranean Sea.
c.
Arab and Italian merchants controlled the Mediterranean trade routes.
d.
Portugal wanted to set a record for traveling the farthest by boat.

How did fundamentalism and nativism affect society in the 1920s

Which of the following episodes led to widespread charges that president reagan was not in adequate control? a. the u.s. retreat from lebanon after the bombing deaths of 241 u.s. marines as they lay sleeping in their barracks near beirut b. the trading of arms for hostages and the illegal funding of a right-wing insurgency in the iran-contra affair c. the sale of millions of acres of public lands to private corporations by the department of interior d. the proposal to congress, year after year, of federal budgets with huge deficits that ultimately ended up tripling the national debt

To keep other european powers from threatening its empire in america, spain sent soldiers, settlers, and?