Increasing numbers of people learned to read after the mid-1400s because? A. most people had ample leisure time.

B. most people had ample disposable income.

C. printed materials became more available.

D. illumination made works of literature extremely beautiful.

Germany italy and japan formed the tripartite pact in part because they: a. hoped to convince the united states to stay out of world war ii b. share the ruling philosophies based on communist economics c. resented the agreements they were forced to sign at the munich conference d. believed their territories were threatened by aggressive foreign states