Why did the netherlands seek independence from spain at the end of the 16th century? select the best answer from the choices provided. a. because philip ii, the spanish king, directed the spanish inquisition against the protestants in the netherlands. b. because the dutch did not want to pay the high taxes demanded for spain's many wars. c. because calvinist protestants did not agree with the catholic rulers of spain. d. all of the answers are correct.

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countires in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the secondteam begins its own recruitment campaign to find better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rivals most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario