Unlike other cases of imperial disintegration especially in the Americas , the colonies in Africa and Asia had the advantage of receiving independence or self rule without a major blood bath, with most of them receiving peacefully from their colonial masters. Several other colonies before had never received independence peacefully.
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From the later 17th century, the Native American population dropped drastically due to warfare and disease. Settlers regularly waged war against Native American tribes in order to place more land under their control and push Native Americans away from their settlements. Additionally (and probably more drastic), Native Americans had not developed the same immunities Europeans had to infectious diseases. Prior to settling in North and South America, Europeans lived in cities rife with disease and filth. While this contributed to a substantially shorter lifespan for Europeans relative to people in more sanitary living conditions, it also led to increased immunity to diseases. Europeans then came to the Western Hemisphere with their diseases, which were then spread (overtly and indirectly) to Native Americans whose more sanitary lifestyle resulted in weaker immunity.
The answer is D.
Tang Dynasty believed that creating a body of career official with no territorial or power base would prevent destabilizing consequences. Thus, the dynasty selected the scholar-officials through civil service examinations.
Wider margins are your friend. They reduce the length of each individual line of text, making your writing easier for your readers' eyes to scan. And they create mental 'breathing space'* that makes the whole document more pleasant to read.
People was demanding democratic political system
