Was joseph a lazy man

It can be inferred that the dramatic increase in defense spending by germany was the result of. (a) attempts by great britain to take german colonies. ( b) fear of a two-front war against france and russia (c) the need to put down a communist rebellion (d) a competition with the allies to produce atomic weapons

When the ottoman empire weakened, europe reacted by building a canal for trade with the ottoman region. ottoman nations achieve independence. cutting off most trade with the ottoman region. trying to take more control of ottoman lands.

Which explains the decline of japan’s isolationism?