Read the excerpt from a student’s essay. As Rainsford struggles in the water, the boat travels onward without him. Quickly, he retains his wits. Instead of panicking, he decides to head toward the sound of the gunshots. He does so he realizes where there are gunshots, there are people. Hopefully, these people will be willing and able to help him. Which transition best fills in the blank? specifically absolutely because later

punish germany and keep it weak,

though africans landed with few possessions, they carried their cultures, skills, and spiritual worldviews into the americas. wherever african religions took root in the new world, africans and their descendants changed and adapted their belief systems to local circumstances and influences. individual circumstances created variations in the way people practiced their faiths, what they believed, and what significance it held for their lives.

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mark brainliest!

yes.

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because it let the japanese know who had the upper hand in the war.