which of the following is a reason venezuelans wanted their independence from gran colombia?

they thought the gap between the rich and the poor would decrease if venezuela gained independence.

they did not think the same laws created for the other countries would work in venezuela.

they did not get along with other countries who were a part of gran colombia.

they thought the government would become too powerful.

Write this for me it only has to be about 3 sentences : )

It can be inferred that the dramatic increase in defense spending by germany was the result of. (a) attempts by great britain to take german colonies. ( b) fear of a two-front war against france and russia (c) the need to put down a communist rebellion (d) a competition with the allies to produce atomic weapons

“well,” he says, “there’s excuse for picks and letting-on, in a case like this; if it warn’t so, i wouldn’t approve of it, nor i wouldn’t stand by and see the rules broke—because right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better. it might answer for you to dig jim out with a pick, without any letting-on, because you don’t know no better; but it wouldn’t for me, because i do know better.” the meaning in this excerpt is