Which of the following represents part of the reason the united states was interested in supporting the economies of europe with the marshall plan?

a. the united states feared that europe would lose control of its colonies and this would cause war.

b. the united states wanted to use it to force european countries to join organizations like nato.

c. the united states wanted to promote the rebuilding of europe to prevent the spread of communism.

d. the united states needed europe to be economically stable enough to participate in the korean war.

20 points “the creation of a mosaic was a complicated procedure that called for careful timing and teamwork. . walls were painted with resin or tar before being covered with the first of three layers of plaster. . a sketch of the projected work was then made on the plaster to serve as a guide for the various artisans. the outermost layer of plaster, in which the pieces, or tesserae, of the mosaic would be set, was spread on only enough area to contain a day’s work. some of the tesserae—small, carefully cut fragments of colored glass, marble, and semiprecious stones—were pressed into the wet plaster so that they projected at a slight angle. the stones thereby better reflected light and imbued the finished mosaic with a shimmering life of its own.” —empires besieged: time frame a. d. 200–600 how many layers of materials were under the tiles? a. two- c. four- b. three- d. five