Thy needed to pay special tax
Developments were made in irrigation, crop raising and breeding, building and handicrafts. Trade and commerce also flourished, and the Silk Routes became an increasingly important part of economic and cultural life, whilst coinage from this time serves as an indication of the political structure of the Kushan Empire
It sure isn't D. One of the reasons the South had trouble during the civil war is that she didn't have enough rail lines. Horses did much of the work the rails did.
The rails existed in 1865. There were lots of them. Trouble was they were mostly in the North.
The large population centers were largely in the east. Shear numbers would make rails feasible. Answer
The West did oppose the rails to some extent, but industry (like cattle and mining) wanted more rails. Most of the time the opposition came for economic reasons.
The conflict over the establishment of the state of Israel.
Immediately after Israel declared itself an independent nation (free of British mandate control), a coalition of Arab states attacked, in 1948. Another war over the Suez Canal zone followed in 1956 -- though that was more a direct matter between Egypt and Israel (as well as Britain and France). Further wars between Israel and Arab neighboring states occurred in 1967 (the Six Day War) and in 1973 (the Ramadan or Yom Kippur War).
