<span>Competition between Britain and other European powers led to wars
as they scrambled for territory. This include the Napoleonic Wars and the Seven
Years War. However, the British Empire also opened up the world for trade and
also granted its colonies independence.</span>
well A and C both happened in the 80's but B was in the 70's.. So someone made the choices unreliable. But the best answer would be
<u>D.) All of the above.</u>
The nationalists were defeated in the civil war in china.
<span>Soon after gaining independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico opened its northern coastal region of California to foreign trade. American vessels from the east were soon engaged in lucrative commerce with the Californios, Californians of Spanish or Mexican descent. Offering such necessities as cooking utensils and boots, as well as luxuries such as brandy, the Americans reaped profits of 200 to 300 percent. In exchange, the Californios exported cowhides produced on their vast coastal ranches.</span>
To put it simply, b<span>efore the 1500s, the church and its leaders, the bible, and the king/queen. If they could not come up with an answer to a question, they would say that God did it.</span>