Use the information to answer the question As leader of the Soviet Union in the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced reforms to improve the Soviet economy and increase the standard of living of the Soviet people.

What caused many of the economic problems that the Soviet Union faced at the time?

A.
The Soviet Union spent too much money on the arms race.

B.
The Soviet Union discouraged industrialization.

C.
The Soviet Union lacked access to natural resources.

D.
The Soviet Union did not regulate its economy.

Segregation or discriminatory practices that occur even when there is no explicit legal enforcement

Which best explains why the supreme court’s decision in plessy v. ferguson was unconstitutional? the supreme court’s ruling allowed states to deny equal protection to any person within its jurisdiction. since the 14th amendment did not make concessions for people born outside the us, the supreme court’s decision could not be applied. the supreme court’s decision gave individual states the freedom to make their own laws in relation to non-whites. since segregation laws did not provide equal protections or liberties to non-whites, the ruling was not consistent with the 14th amendment.

The following force measurements were taken during actual testing of the lever pictured. what is the ama of this lever?