The Muckrakers were a group of journalists and writers that provided an important spark and ignited the Progressive movement. They were interested in exposing the problems in American society and urged the public to identify solutions.
They helped initiate the Progressive Era by analyzing if those bad conditions were linked to corrupt politics, poor working conditions in factories, bad living conditions of the working class and others.
They sparkled this analysis into people who read the newspapers and that wanted to change for their lives and because of that, an agenda was created.
Rhineland is the name used for a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the rhine river. Hitler wanted it to test British and French allies. French Army, Navy, and airforce outnumbered the German Armed forces.
Statements C and D are correct.
In America, the development of canals helped lead to the increase in population for several towns/cities that were very seldom settled before. A perfect example of this would be the development of the Erie Canal in New York. Thanks to the Erie Canal, several cities population grew immensely during this time (like Utica, Rochester, and Albany).
Along with this, connecting canals with other waterways made for convenient way of shipping goods and materials. This reduced the cost of shipping goods, making for lower prices for American consumers.
Yes, The birth rate of most of Europe has slowed greatly and with instability in Africa and the Middle East has caused many refugees to flock to the stable and economical prosperous Europe.
Ronald Reagan is the answer
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