During the 1300s, which European activity both contributed to and suffered because of the events described in the excerpt?

a. competition for land in the americas

b. roman catholic religious zeal

c. spanish succession disputes

d. foreign trade with asia

a. competition with other nations.

a

explanation:

answer: the risk-return relationship. generally, the higher the potential return of an investment, the higher the risk. there is no guarantee that you will actually get a higher return by accepting more risk. diversification enables you to reduce the risk of your portfolio without sacrificing potential returns.

explanation:

soviet influence spread across eastern europe sharply during and after wwii. the soviet armies liberated the countries in eastern europe and occupied them from the germans as they were forced to retreat towards germany.