The Incas were highly advanced in terms of mathematics and
astronomy. Their unique architecture of
massive stonework is made possible by their great understanding of mathematics.
Inca structures where made of precisely hewn stones that fit together so
perfectly without use of mortar. They also understood astronomy and made very
accurate calendars.
Answer: C. creating a buffer against Western influence.
The main purpose of the Japanese imperial expansion was the desire to create a buffer against Western influence. Japan felt that the West and their imperialist plans were likely to continue to spread. Instead of waiting for these countries to overtake them, Japan wanted to develop its capabilities and engage in imperialism themselves. In order to fulfill this goal, they greatly developed their military. They also engaged in intense modernization and industrialization.
Answer:
Jacques Cartier, (born 1491, Saint-Malo, Brittany, France), French mariner, whose explorations of the Canadian coast and the St. Lawrence River (1534, 1535, 1541–42) laid the basis for later French claims to North America.
Answer:
Option: (2) political instability
Explanation:
Treaty of Versailles became famously for two reasons, firstly for ending World War I and secondly by imposing on Germans to pay the price of the war. Germans punished under the treaty as military capabilities restricted with minimum arms and ammunition with no airships. Germans forced to give enormous reparations to the Allies (Britain, France and America). The treaty also required the surrender of territories of Germany. All this led to instability in the country with economic depression and political instability which allowed Hitler to come into power by promising a stable situation with a rising economy and pride.
Answer:
Using the Napoleonic invasion of Spain as an excuse, most of Latin America declared independence from Spain in 1810.
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