The United States is one of five permanent members of the United Nations b) security council. The other member states are: Russia, France, China and the United Kingdom. The Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security, as well as accepting new members into the United Nations and approving any changes to the United Nations charter.
The industrial revolution brought the United States to where we are today. Specifically it helped create more jobs and easier manufacturing. It also helped the economy of the west improve greatly. With all the new inventions people started to become more creative and open to newer ideas. It also helped communication and transportation which was a big deal since we had acquired a ton of new land.
The Mali Empire collapsed in the 1460s CE following civil wars, the opening up of trade routes elsewhere, and the rise of the neighbouring Songhai Empire, but it did continue to control a small part of the western empire into the 17th century
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