By engaging in proxy wars, were the united states and the soviet union able to avoid involving their own military forces? why or why not? a. no, both countries deployed large parts of their military forces to fight under the flag of another country. b. yes, the u. s. military never directly engaged in these proxy wars. c. no, both countries still fought in proxy wars but not directly against each other. d. yes, by definition, a proxy war means that there was no direct involvement of either nation..

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

the right answer is d