1700s is the begining of modern history
Because the mandate of heaven chose the leaders and kings or the zhou dynasty lost the mandate of heaven because there were too many natural disasters and rebellions which didnt give the people the right to rule
The first one the change from nation to empire through imperialism
I believe here are the challenges:
<span>a) competition grom countries with larger economies (the strongest competitor come from United States, China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea)
</span><span>c) an aging population, ( In recent years they experienced about 77% increase in elderly population)
d) members with weak economies (Most notably is Greece which is really close to bankruptcy)</span>
First blank is taxes. Second blank i think is money paid to the government.