From November 15 until December 21, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this “March to the Sea” was to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause.
Well, the spaniards spread the smallpox virus to the Native Americans so I would say that the <em>Spaniards </em>were better at spreading it.
The grandfather clause stated that if an African-American's father or grandfather was born before January 1, 1867, they could be exempt from the literacy test required to vote.
Joseph Stalin was a very powerful ruler. He knew how to get what he wanted. A communist government seemed like a strong one, and with a strong ruler, it probably would be.<span />
Isolation--follow a long period of isolation, the Islamic Empires had not been trading or gaining new innovations during the 19th century.
As European countries began to explore and open trade, the Muslim Empires had been at their peak and refused trading rights with them. This economic isolation led the countries to also lose out on new knowledge and innovations. The Muslim Empires found themselves behind by the 20th century and unable to protect their empires.
