Read the paragraph.

Following the Second World War (1939–1945), the United States worked to help rebuild the nations of Europe. The Marshall Plan offered more than $12 billion in aid. By 1952, industrial production and living standards in much of Europe had again risen to prewar standards.

Which most accurately explains why helping to rebuild postwar Europe was in the interest of the United States?

A. The United States felt responsible for starting the Second World War.
B. Nations who were dependent on this postwar aid eventually became part of the United States.
C. Humanitarian causes have always been important to United States citizens.
D. A strong economy in Europe would provide stability to thwart the growth of Communism.

In which two days did the spread of enlightenment thought contribute to the french revolution

"august 19th (1864)- how they quarreled and wrangled among themselves- alabama and mississippi, all were loud for joe johnston, save and except the long-haired, one-armed hero, who cried at the top of his voice: "oh! you all want to be kept in trenches and to go on retreating, eh? " "oh, if we had had a leader, such as stonewall (jackson), this war would have been over long ago! what we want is a leader! " shouted a (wounded man). they were awfully smashed-up, objects of misery, wounded, maimed, diseased. i was really upset, and came home ill. this kind of thing unnerves me quite." mary chestnut, a diary from dixie this entry from the diary of mary chestnut illustrates a) the lack of medical technology possessed by the confederacy. b) the military superiority of southern troops in the civil war. c) the effects of the emancipation proclamation on the southern economy and society. d) the loss of morale and confidence by the confederacy towards the end of the civil war.

Were the common crimes brought before the suffolk county court? what were the common sentences for convictions what? why type of punishment did the court prefer to inflict?