Answer:
C.
Explanation:
All of those battles were fought in France
Barack Obama took office as the first black president of the United States – a proud moment for many Americans. Obama’s election represented another advance in the slow but steady progress blacks have made in recent decades in gaining a greater foothold in political leadership, particularly in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the Cabinets of recent presidents. But they have procrastinated in the Senate and in governorships. While African-American politicians have held office on the local and state level since Alexander Twilight was elected to the Vermont state legislature in 1836, race discrimination and laws prohibiting African-Americans from voting limited the number of Blacks holding office until the 20th century. Since then many great African-Americans politicians have made their mark on shaping American history and public policy.
Answer:
It is the role of the government to protect the citizens' rights. The government is given power to do so by the people it governs. The government (theoretically) holds itself accountable by a system of "checks and balances". All these safeguards are in the place to protect the citizens by protecting democracy.
Containment is a geo-political strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy. During the cold war the US used a policy of containment to stop the spread of communism.
Explanation:
As per the question, the author's key purpose of including this paragraph include 'to inform the reader about the location' and 'to entertain the readers by showing how dramatic the situation is.