Based on what you have learned, why would victories in the western theater have been important to the Union? The Union was close to winning the war and only needed a few more victories.

Southern morale was low, and Union wins might convince them to surrender.

The Confederacy had already won the war in the East.

Union morale was low after its many losses, and victories would raise that morale.

The word “expires” tells the reader that paine believed the colonies’ separation from britain was inevitable. concerning. dangerous. fixable.

Why did roosevelt support a “europe first” strategy even though it had been japan that had first attacked the united states?

Examine the dates in this timeline: • 1918: the ottoman empire loses control of iraq to the britishfollowing world war i.• 1932: the kingdom of iraq is granted its independence from greatbritain• 1945: mustafa barzani leads a failed rebellion against the iraqigovernment• 1948: the al-wathbah uprising results in protests against the iraqigovernment before it is violently suppressed.• 1958: the kingdom of iraq is overthrown by military leaders whoestablish the republic of iraq,• 1980: iraq invades iran, launching the iran iraq war.• 1990: iraq invades kuwait but is defeated by united nations forcesled by the united states.• 2003: the united states and its allies invade iraq and remove itsdictator, saddam hussein.which title would best suit the period in iraqi history from 1980 through1990? a. the era of political instability and protestb. the era of american involvementc. the era of iraqi aggressiond. the era of early iraqi independence