1) German invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939: this started officialy World War II.
2) Soviet invasion to Poland on September 17th, 1939: Polish troops were focused on the German invasion, the Soviets quickly gained Eastern Poland.
3) Winter War started on November 30th, 1939: The Soviet Red Army inaded Finland with over 500,000 troops. Although the Finns risisted heroically, they were outnumbered and forced to cede 11 territories.
4) German attack on France started on May 10th, 1940. Germany began the attack against Belgium, Holland and France. On May 13th the german troops emerged form the Ardennes.
5) Soviet occupation of Latvia on June 17th, 1940: The Soviets formed a new government organizing elections with only one list of approved candidates.
Andrew Carnegie was an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist. Carnegie worked in a Pittsburgh cotton factory as a boy before rising to the position of division superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1859.
increased production of food and lowered prices
made goods easier to transport, which gave people a wider range of options
gave way to migration
created two new social classes to which people would live and work in
Answer:
A. To acquire goods such as gold and spices
Explanation:
At that time, Several countries in Europe were involved in competition for supremacy in the western region. Spain, France, and Great Britain was one of the biggest contenders.
So, the Spanish government invested in series of explorations in order to find sources of resources that have high value in the global market (such as gold, spices, tea, silk, and porcelain). The Spanish empire set the conquest to South America because they believed this region possess high amount of Gold and spices.
