Read the thesis statement from a historical essay. Determine which type of claim the author is making (claim of fact, definition, policy, value, or cause and effect) and why the claim fits this designation. Finally, provide an example of the type of evidence the author should use to best support the claim. (4 points) The collapse of the Soviet Union resulted from the government's overspending on military commitments and the failure of Mikhail Gorbachev's reform policies.

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The type of claim the author is making is a cause and effect because the author is saying that the Soviet Union collapsed after Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev implemented his policies of the reformation in the country and the overspending on military commitments

The type of evidence the author should use to best support the claim is to use primary and secondary sources to include information about the two main reformations policies implemented by Gorbachev: Perestroika and Glasnost.

The author has to explain how Perestroika opened the frontiers of the USSR to welcome foreign investment, and on the other hand, how Glasnosts allowed liberties that were suppressed since Joseph Stalin's time, so Russian people started to express themselves.

These two factors can explain the split of the Soviet Unión.

the answer is d. party organizers, volunteers, voters and elected officials.

overtime, the civil rights movement changed in a way that not only it benefited african-americans, but benefited other ethnicity's such as latinos, asians, or women too! that's why the results of the movement be called mixed.

the civil rights movement brought about tremendous changes. no longer were blacks denied the right to vote, to eat, shop, and swim where they , and more importantly, to attend integrated schools. despite its many accomplishments, however, the civil rights movement had its shortcomings. for example, many people, both young and old, lost their lives, homes, jobs, and families. still other individuals were so damaged by psychological trauma that they ceased being productive members of the community. the movement left intact the economic inequities that had contributed to the maintenance of segregation. and finally, racism remained alive and well long after the movement's end. like most movements of its kind, the civil rights movement left behind a mixed legacy of triumph and tragedy.