Read the excerpt from a treaty between france and russia. explain how treaties like this one led to world war i. in your opinion, is this the most important cause of the war? why or why not? support your conclusions with well-organized historical evidence. (5 points)
france and russia, being animated by a common desire to preserve peace, and having no other object than to meet the necessities of a defensive war, provoked by an attack of the forces of the triple alliance against either of them, have agreed upon the following provisions:

Gettysburg address question. what is the purpose of this address?

"“forty or fifty years ago, many people thought that simply transferring technologies from industrialized to developing countries would close the technology gap. now we know that technologies developed in industrialized countries may not be suitable for use in other environments. they may require a particular type of infrastructure to operate. they may need specialized parts or knowledge to mend when they break we now understand that innovative capacity must be built in different ways." - united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon based on the secretary general's comments, which of these would be most important for a country to improve? a) native literature b) transportation grid c) cultural traditions d) construction styles

Bonus question: according to wikipedia, in chinese philosophy yin and yang "describes how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent." what are some examples from the story that amy tan may have intentionally incorporated elements of yin and yang philosophy into this story? select 2.