The author means by the phrase that People were able to choose who would lead their governments.
Explanation:
In the 20th century there were a lot of new nations that were formed out of old imperialistic colonies and most of them adopted, or ended up adopting a democratic system of governance where the people have the right to choose who would govern over them and the positions are rotating.
This is something that could be called to have given greater ability for the people to govern their own lives and the author has teemed the century thus as the century where the [power went to the people.
Tragedy typically deals with great people, whereas comedy deals with ordinary people
I think, not too sure
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Unfortunately, you did not attach the map. Without the map, we don't know what region of the Middle East you are talking about and it makes it so difficult to answer your question.
However, trying to help you, we can comment on the following general terms.
The generalization that can be made is that fresh groundwater sources in the Middle East are scarce. Indeed, fresh water in the Middle East is scarce because the geography of the Middle East is a desert, and water is a big issue in that territory. A really big issue that has been the cause of serious conflicts between countries.
There are so few sources of fresh water in the Middle East, such as the Persian Gulf and the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates. That is why there have been disputes for fresh water between countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Yemen
If I remember correctly, it either that he was an elected official or union leader. Both makes sense, hope this helps!
I think it's a population