A. Polar regions. Explorers didn't start getting close to the ice caps until a decade or two before world war 2 started.
That they could continue to own slaves
The British thought colonists had to pay more taxes/cost for the French and Indian War. Parliament also wanted more control, so they did a series of acts (Coercive Act) that all ended into the Intolerable Act.
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The soviets won the Space Race