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Mussolini wanted to expand Italy back to the days of the Roman Empire, which included a large chunk of Africa. Abyssinia/Ethiopia was part of this, and the Italians, with their really really really really really bad army, failed to take Ethiopian territory in the 19th century during the days of imperialism. He could have invaded anywhere else, but would have started a war against Britain or France way earlier before WWII since most of Northern Africa was British or French territories.
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Answer:In times as early as AD 112 Christianity was still a fairly new religion. The few Christians were heavily persecuted as well as publicly executed. Today Christianity is the largest of all religions. While Christians are still persecuted and in some cases executed, it’s not as common of an occurrence.
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James Henry Hammond was a senator and wealthy plantation owner from South Carolina. This excerpt is from a speech he made to the Senate on March 4, 1858, in which he lays out his famous "mudsill theory" and states, "In all societies that must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life." This class, says Hammond, makes it possible for the higher class to move civilization forward.
In the antebellum period, pro-slavery forces moved from defending slavery as a necessary evil to expounding it as a positive good. Some insisted that African Americans were child-like people in need of protection, and that slavery provided a civilizing influence. Others argued that black people were biologically inferior to white people and were incapable of assimilating in free society. Still others claimed that slaves were necessary to maintain the progress of white society.
James I quarreled with Parliament because he believed in the divine right of kings, particularly that he should be all-powerful, while Parliament was more democratic and wanted more power to the people.
