Which sentence best describes the influence of alliances on the start of World War I?
Alliances delayed the beginning of World War I because nations were afraid to attack one another.
Alliances forced member nations to settle their differences through talks rather than through armed attacks.
Alliances prevented many European countries from joining the war because they had signed a pledge not to.
Alliances between nearly all European nations meant that when two went to war, all became involved.

he believed that strong monarchies would lead to social and political stability.

c. troops marched forward in close formation against newer, more accurate weapons

john maynrd keynes developed new economic respose to the                           ( b. great depression if the 1930's)

when we think of a­ncient paga­n kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. we moderns may be more likely to imagine fickle, power-hungry despots who were ready to put someone to death on a whim. but king hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving babyloniaalmost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. he claimed to have protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

this belief is based on an object that was discovered only a century ago. it has already earned a place alongside the rosetta stone as one of the most important artifacts of the ancient world. this stela (stone pillar) bears the inscription of the code of hammurabi, and it has shed light on the laws, culture and life in babylonia.

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