The boxer rebellion although could not succeeded but still
it was able to instill the sense of nationalism among the people. This
rebellion mainly targeted those people that were trying to spread the European
culture within the country and the Manchu dynasty. This group was mainly
started by the peasants in Northern China in the year 1898. This secret society
practiced martial arts and boxing and were of the opinion that they could stop
bullets with their skills. The people of this group were driven by nationalism
alone.
It was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was President of the United States at the time, who coined the name for the United Nations, since he wanted to usher in a new era of international cooperation.
Homestead Act: <span>1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens who met certain conditions.
land peculator: </span><span>Person who buys up large areas of land in the hope of selling them later for a profit.
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push-pull factors: <span>Events and conditions that either force (push) people to move elsewhere or strongly attract (pull) them to do so</span>
<span>The Eastern Bloc. The end of of World War II saw the Soviets gaining direct or indirect control over most of Eastern Europe, including Poland, the Baltics, and Hungary. The countries of the Eastern Bloc were communist and bound to the Soviet Union militarily and economically.</span>
