In 1916, chief of staff erich von falkenhayn claimed that a forced battle in the verdun area would "bleed the french white" and result in a german victory. according to the figures in the table above, how accurate was his prediction? a. it was accurate; french casualties during the battle were much greater than german losses. b. it was inaccurate; the battle resulted in roughly the same number of german and french casualties. c. it was accurate; the large number of french casualties forced them to surrender the nation to the germans. d. it was inaccurate; the germans were unable to replace their casualties and were forced to leave french territory.

the first historical instance of china engaging in internationalism was during the han dynasty.[1] at the start of the han dynasty, the huns in the north were attacking the frontiers of han and trying to obtain riches. emperor wu of han wanted to gain an alliance with a country called dayuezhi so the two countries could join together and fight against the huns.[2] to obtain this alliance, emperor wu sent zhang qian to the west to establish economic and cultural connections.[2] history records that during the han dynasty there were four primary avenues of contact between china and europe. they included the northern land route, the central land route, the southern sea route, and the far southern sea route.[1] the most famous of these routes is the central land route, or the classical silk road, comprising a network of roads stretching from northwest china to the ports of syria and the black sea, which passed through the oasis of the turkestans and northern persia.[1] the silk road was significant for chinese emperors because it provided dominance over central asia by developing resources and provided new markets for the export of china's most valuable resources.[1]

ernest bai koroma (president) loko christianity

ahmad tejan kabbah (president) mandingo islam

johnny paul koroma (military junta limba christianity

julius maada bio (military junta mende christianity

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explanation:

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire