I would say that the spread of democracy led to the industrial revolution because it enabled everyone to start their own businesses, thus establishing a capitalistic society whose economy was governed by industrialists.
The modern period can be counted from around 1500 AD.
Most of the missionary work in this time, especially in the early years, was violent and directly connected to colonialism. For example, the missionaries in Mexico did not initially agree that the pagans had souls and were not protecting them from violence from the state. A lot of missionary work (in Mexico too) was state-sponsored and state-imposed, as the colonial powers saw it as increasing their status among other countries.
The dissolution of the Soviet Uniona occurred on 26 December 1991.
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Abraham was the first Patriarch of the Jewish people so he is D) The father of Judaism
Srry i'm soo late but the answer is A. President McKinley's desire for war.
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