Athens was the polis run by democracy; (basically the voice of the people.) With this, all the citizens gather and discuss/decide major issues and nominated the officials.
Sparta was run by 2 kings and geruisa as a form of council body and was very much a militarist dictature state.
Mercantilism perpetuated the rigid trade system between England and the colonies. Only the colonies were allowed to trade with the parent country. This restricted free trade among the colonists barring them from cutting the middleman role of the parent country. Mercantilism only furthered animosity between country and colonies, leading to eventual war.
The primary motive of British imperialism in China in the nineteenth century was economic. ... Clashes between the Qing government and British merchants ultimately escalated into the infamous Opium Wars. As a result, the British were given the island of Hong Kong and trading rights in the ports of Canton and Shanghai.
A period of great achievements in art, science, religion, philosophy, and politics.
President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to desegregate schools after the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling. This famous Supreme Court case stated that the idea of "separate but equal" is inherently unequal. Despite the ruling, several different southern states refused to follow the new ruling. This included the state of Arkansas.
The governor of Arkansas used the Arkansas National Guard to stop nine black students from attending Central High School after the Brown vs. Board ruling. Eisenhower than used his presidential authority to send in the 101st Airborne Division of the US military to ensure that these nine students were able to attend Central High School.
