The War of 1812 was a declared war. The correct option among all the options given in the question is option "a". With the passage of time it is important to understand the global scenario and the implications of going on a declared full scale war. The evolving of atomic bombs makes it difficult for the United states to go on a full scale declared war as that would mean huge damage for both sides.
<span>The Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation was the
efforts of the Catholic Church to rehabilitate the Church and to win back
people to the faith. Various orders were
mobilized to attain these goals. The
Clerics of St. Paul who were also known as Barnabites was founded to care for
people who were suffering and to uplift their moral standards. Another order was the Cleric Residents of Somascha
also known as the Somaschi who worked in hospitals and orphanages. Others like the Capuchins who are still part
of the Franciscan Order led simple lives were involved in works of
charity. The Ursulines were devoted to
educating girls. The most aggressive was
the Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola. Its followers were very aggressive in
spreading the faith and they were educated as well as talented. They also spread the faith beyond Europe
gaining more converts to the Catholic faith.
Though they differed in their
approach all these orders helped in making the Counter Reformation a success.</span>
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Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was passed in order to make sure that all
Americans could exercise their right to vote. It was the first civil
rights legislation passed since reconstruction. Its enactment also came after African Americans were increasingly targeted with violence following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision ending segregation in schools. The law showed a renewed national attention to
guaranteeing civil rights to all Americans. In addition, it established the Commission on Civil Rights, a federal oversight committee that examined opinions of the public and state laws regarding civil rights.
A beginning of a new government.