President harry s. truman ordered the dropping of atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki a. as the first step in a plan to annihilate the japanese people. b. to test how useful these new weapons would be in europe. c. to persuade japan to surrender. d. as a first step to prepare the way for invasion

tenochtitlan (also spelled tenochtitlán), located on an island near the western shore of lake texcoco in central mexico, was the capital city and religious centre of the aztec civilization. the traditional founding date of the city was 1345 ce and it remained the most important aztec centre until its destruction at the hands of the conquering spanish led by hernán cortés in 1521 ce, which led to the final collapse of the aztec empire.

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.