Which statement best describes the motivation of the character pahom in leo tolstoy’s story “how much land does a man need? ”
a. pahom wished for no more than to improve his family’s quality of life.
b. pahom wanted more land for himself so he could feel secure
c. pahom wanted to his wife, who was never satisfied.
d. pahom wanted to gain land and defeat the devil to avoid temptation.

d. it adversely affected american productivity

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while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.

"germany's geographic location was an advantage when it was on the offensive in the war because it was situated next to an extremely wide river, the rhine, which was difficult for the allies to cross."