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Famous American author Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, described late 1800s/early 1900s as this, in particular pointing to the bankers, politicians, and aristocrats of the upper classes of Western Society

A wounded veteran of World War One, Adolf Hitler called the postwar German government the “this” Republic, which faced problems with inflation and assassinations before eventually collapsing

Of all of the technological advances made in the more recent scientific revolution, ongoing since the end of World War Two, the most impactful has to have been the advancement in which has helped travel, interconnectedness in economies, and helped with geopolitics

This man, famous for instituting his policy of Glasnost (openness/transparency), was the last Premier of the USSR, with the nation officially ending in 1991 after a failed coup

The Marshall Plan, proposed after World War Two, was the comprehensive and strategic plan to revitalize this region in addition to confronting the Soviets during the Cold War

The German invasion of this country in June 1941, named Operation Barbarossa, was the largest in warfare and the deadliest in human history and eventually led to its gradual defeat in World War Two

Although the Bolshevik revolt had removed Russia from the war, Germany faced the prospect of a Communist/Marxist revolution of its own at home, as well as the arrival of this sickness running through its armies.

Prior to World War One, the United States partially pursued a policy of this, despite getting involved in the Spanish-American War and exploiting the Banana Republics in Latin America

Steve liked to go out and shoot his 22-caliber rifle at plate glass windows of homes in the early hours of the morning when it was still dark, and everyone was sleeping. On one fateful morning at 2 AM Steve shot out the window of a large “McMansion” in a neighborhood near his own home. Unfortunately, an elderly man happened to be sleeping on the couch in the front room on the other side of the plate glass window. Steve’s shot shattered the glass of the window and struck the elderly man in the forehead killing him instantly. Assume Steve is prosecuted in a common law jurisdiction. What is the most serious crime for which he can be prosecuted.

Able saw Ben walking down the street wearing rival gang colors. Able pulled a handgun from his jacket and shot Ben in the head. Neighbors immediately called an ambulance, and Ben was taken to the emergency room. Dr. Johnson, a recent graduate from State University Medical School discovered that the bullet had lodged in Ben’s brain. Although Dr. Johnson had never performed brain surgery, he made a valiant but flawed effort to remove the bullet. Ben died while on the operating table. Will a court find Able guilty of murder? Yes because Able is the actual cause of Ben’s death. Yes because Dr. Johnson’s action is foreseeable. No because Dr. Johnson’s flawed surgery was a dependent intervening cause. No because Able is not the actual cause of Ben’s death. Select the best answer from the options below: