Why did some West African rulers embrace Islam after 1000AD? Select all answers that apply to receive credit. a. Because it helped them connect with long-distance trade networks

b. Because its universal message struck a chord

c. Because they were forced to convert after being conquered by Muslim merchants

d. Because it helped them gain economic connections that they could use to enhance military power and wealth

1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices