The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland<span> and its </span>empire<span> remained officially neutral throughout the </span>American Civil War<span> (1861–65). It legally recognised the belligerent status of </span>the Confederacy<span>, but never recognized it as a nation and never signed a treaty or exchanged ambassadors. However, the top British officials debated intervention in the first 18 months. Elite opinion tended to favour the Confederacy, while public opinion tended to favour the United States. </span>
During the campaign for President in 1988, George Bush promised that he would "not raise taxes," since this was, and continues to be, one of the most prominent talking points in Republican politics.
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"The initial purpose for building the canal was to shorten the distance ships had to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean." - www.worldatlas.com
Explanation:
Phoenicia was an ancient civilization composed of independent city-states located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea stretching through what is now Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel.
People have been living in a Phoenician city (Byblos) for over 7000 years, making it the oldest inhabited city.
Phoenicians invented the alphabet, or, the alphabet we use today.
They also invented the number 0 (zero)
Not only that, they invented numbers too (Roman numerals)
There's proof that the Phoenicians were in modern-day america before Christopher Columbus
They also brought the color purple into the world, it was very expensive to make purple, which is why we associate the color with royalty.
The main cities of Phoenicia are located in Lebanon
The Phoenicians invented glass manufacturing, the glass workers invented glass blowing skills
And they developed open-sea navigation
Hope this helps but there's always more ^-^
Turkish revolutionaries waged the Turkish War of Independence against Ottoman loyalists and neighboring countries, and engaged in continuing conflict with the Democratic Republic of Armenia. On September 24, 1920, Turkish forces invaded and advanced unto Sarighamish and Kars resulting in the Turkish–Armenian War.
