Which statement about peace negotiations is false? (5 points)

a. the big four leaders directed the peace negotiations.
b. france and england ruled parts of the former ottoman empire.
c. germany was made to pay huge reparations to england and france.
d. russia was allowed to take a leadership role in the peace negotiations.

(all i know is its not b)

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countires in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the secondteam begins its own recruitment campaign to find better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rivals most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario