A. Choose ONE of the reasons listed below and explain how it best represents the European desire to explore and colonize the New World. Expansion of economic and political power
A desire to convert the American Indians to Christianity
Motivation to gain personal fortune
b. Contrast your choice against ONE of the other options, demonstrating why that option is not as good as your choice.

For 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?

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u. s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.

Which of the following world and national events led to a new view of people with disabilities in the us:     a.  world war i and ii veterans with disabilities returned home after the wars. b.  john f. kennedy was elected president and had a sister with a disability. c.  the civil rights and feminist movements. d.  all of the above.