1) otto von bismarck practiced realpolitik, which was? a) a theory of politics based on practical matters rather than theory or ethics. b) the view that military might equaled political might. c) a belief that animals have political rights. d) the study of the governments of other nations, both past and present. 2) the effect of the crimean war was to?
a) destroy the gold fields in the crimea.
b) force the estonian economy into a decline that lasted for twenty years.
c) strengthen the concert of europe with the addition of france.
d) destroy the concert of europe and leave austria without friends among the great powers. 3) which of the following was not true after czar alexander ii's emancipation edict?
a) serfs were allowed to own property.
b) serfs became wealthy landowners. c) serfs could marry as they chose.
d) serfs continued to follow old ways of farming.

president carter called the victims of kidnapping "victims of terrorism and anarchy" and added that the united states was not going to give in to blackmail. in the united states, they see hostage-taking as an outrage on the part of the islamist movement that violated the principle of international law on the immunity and inviolability of diplomats and their embassies.

carter refused to yield to the demands, khomeini used the situation to consolidate his power and nullify the challenges of the moderate wing of his government, headed by its president. the euphoria over the humiliation of the most powerful nation distracted the iranian people from the economic difficulties of their country. carter, in april 1980, broke diplomatic relations with iran and imposed a trade embargo, except medicine and food. iranian funds in the us they were frozen and accounted for to compensate the hostages when they were released and to pay the demands of us companies against iran.

possession of power

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