What was the effect of Spain increasing its control over its colonies? A. Representatives from the colonies sailed back to Spain to ask for more freedom.
B. A revolution began, starting with Father Hidalgo.
C. Seeing the instability, the French invaded Spanish Texas.
D. The Spanish decided that the colonies were too much trouble and left.

Apsychologist has developed a series of personality inventories and wants to determine if they are valid. one of the scales measures perfectionism, so he asks a colleague for advice on how to establish the validity of this scale. the colleague tells him that if he were to find a sample of people with personality disorder, these people would obtain high scores on a scale that measures perfectionism.

"“forty or fifty years ago, many people thought that simply transferring technologies from industrialized to developing countries would close the technology gap. now we know that technologies developed in industrialized countries may not be suitable for use in other environments. they may require a particular type of infrastructure to operate. they may need specialized parts or knowledge to mend when they break we now understand that innovative capacity must be built in different ways." - united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon based on the secretary general's comments, which of these would be most important for a country to improve? a) native literature b) transportation grid c) cultural traditions d) construction styles

Which choice best describes the general trend for the countries shown, for the period 2008 - 2010?