You are an absolute monarch. Give five reasons why you believe that you should have total power over your country.

In this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

Which best describes the characteristics of lynchings in the south from 1880 to 1910? a. the number of lynchings in the south increased b. the number of lynchings in the south decreased. c. the number of lynchings in the south stayed the same. od. the number of lynchings in the south equaled the number in the north

Why did the crew of the zong ship throw some captive africans overboard? a. there was not enough space in the ship. b. the captives’ deaths were covered by insurance. c. the ship did not have adequate food. d. the ship did not have sufficient crew to care for the sick captives. e. the african captives rebelled against the crew.