Empires originated as different types of states, although they commonly began as powerful monarchies. ... Many empires were the result of military conquest, incorporating the vanquished states into a political union, but imperial hegemony can be established in other ways.... he already answered so sorry
It resolved the issue of representation in the U.S <span>legislature. Larger states wanted larger and better representation due to their larger population and amount of resources. Smaller states wanted equal representation because they didn't want to later on be overpowered by congress</span><span>
(Sorry if It's a little late)</span>
The war started mainly because of four aspects Militarism Alliances Imperialism and Nationalism. This is because big armies become potential threats to other countries.
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