Answer:
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Explanation:
Answer: A. Protect states from federal government and each other.
Explanation: Since the Militia Act of 1903, many states have created and maintained a reserve military force known as state defense forces; some states refer to them as state military reserves or state guards. They were created to assist, support and augment National Guard forces during peacetime conditions.
Answer: B. Mongolian empire
Explanation:
The Mongolian empire at its height was so large that it is considered to be the largest land empire to ever exist. It stretched all the way from China to eastern Europe and provided for the integration of cultures of people from all over Eurasia.
Founded by Genghis Khan, the empire kept growing even after his death under his sons but eventually fragmented after some internal conflicts.
On October 28, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, the popular name for the National Prohibition Act, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto. The act established the legal definition of intoxicating liquors as well as penalties for producing them.
Answer: Alfred T. Mahan
Explanation:
Alfred Thayer Mahan was an American Naval Officer and Historian who was widely known to be a brilliant strategist. He wrote two books about the influence of the Navy on the strength and development of a nation, both of which were well read and made him famous.
He believed that for a nation to succeed it needed a strong navy that could be used commercially in peace time or win a war in wartime. He even came up with plans for conflict with the foremost Naval power of the time, Britain.
A Senator and indeed a lot of Americans that would have read the writings of Mr. Mahan would have been convinced that the US needed to build more battleships than every other nation.
