What did churchill mean when he described russia as being “ riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”?

Well, he used the quote to give a clearer picture of the state of Russia’s way of doing things back then. He was trying to tell how difficult it was to tell the mystery behind Russia’s objectives and harsh reactions towards the western countries. Russia has proven a really difficult country to deal with to the Western countries something that inspired Churchill’s desire to speak out and tell the world about it.

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.

answer: a

explanation:  

stocks and bonds are the two main classes of assets investors use in their portfolios. stocks offer an ownership stake in a company, while bonds are akin to loans made to a company (a corporate bond) or other organization (like the u.s. treasury). in general, stocks are considered riskier and more volatile than bonds.

savings accounts are just money in a bank- they are insured by the fdic for up to 250,000.   very little risk

the average mutual fund holds hundreds of different securities, which means mutual fund shareholders gain important diversification at a low price. which means if one stock or bond drops it will have very little affect on the mutual fund - again very little risk