Why were western powers interested in countries in the middle east, like iran and saudi arabia?

a.
democratic nations felt threatened by islamic nations.

b.
these countries were once colonies of germany, and now allied powers were scrambling to take control after wwi.

c.
western companies wanted to build factories there for cheaper labor.

d.
the countries had a rich reserve of oil.

In 1073, the fight over who gets to choose bishops was between pope gregory vii and king henry the iv. t or f

The fact that were was no national military under the articles of confederation was a weakness in which area of government? a.)legislative b.)judicial c.) administrative d.)economic

During the industrial revolution, many governmentsadopted an economic system called capitalism. in thissystem, governments allowed businesses to operate asfreely as possible, capitalism led to economic growth inmany countries and a small number of peoplebecome very wealthy. however the system could be harshfor poor workers, who often worked long hours in unsafeconditions just to make enough money to eat. as a result,some workers turned against capitalism and demandedthat their governments take more control over theireconomies.which statement best describes the passages main idea? a. capitalism was beneficial for some people during the industrialrevolution, but others opposed the system.b. capitalism was mostly a cause of problems during the industrialrevolution, which led to its eventual collapse.c. capitalism became the favored economic system for manycountries during the industrial revolution.d. capitalism was to countries during the industrialrevolution, but became a problem after the revolution ended.edit: correct answer is a