<span>The 17th Amendment, allowing for the popular election of U.S. senators, illustrated the growing strength of the progressive movement.</span>
In the 21st century, the demographic trends in the United States have started to change. There's numerous reasons for the changes, with some being the migration, birth rates, medical advancements.
The population of the United States is slowly aging. Despite the migration constantly increasing the population, the people are still becoming older and older on average. The reason for this is the low birth rates, as well as the migration of mostly people that are between the ages 20 and 35.
Also, there's changes in the ethnic and racial distribution of the population, as the white population is slowly becoming less and less in total percentage, while the Latino population being a very fast growing one. The Latino population has bigger birth rates than the other groups. Also, most of the migrant are from countries of Latin America. And the constant rise of their number also results in the constant rise in the number of Catholics in the United States.
well the opening of gates in the Wall was met with euphoria across both Germanies. East Berliners were greeted with glasses of champagne as they crossed the border, many of them for the first time in their lives. Strangers embraced in excitement, overwhelmed by the enormity of what they were witnessing. The party atmosphere reigned all night in downtown Berlin.
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The Silk Road was a vast trade network connecting Eurasia and North Africa via land and sea routes.
The Silk Road earned its name from Chinese silk, a highly valued commodity that merchants transported along these trade networks.
Advances in technology and increased political stability caused an increase in trade. The opening of more trade routes caused travelers to exchange many things: animals, spices, ideas, and diseases.
The French gave European goods to Indigenous people in exchange for beaver pelts. The fur trade was the most important industry in New France. With the money they made from furs, the French sent settlers to Canada. These were mainly traders and religious missionaries.
