<span>President Thomas </span>Jefferson<span> commissioned the Corps of Discovery Expedition (1804-06), led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, to explore the territory acquired in the </span>Louisiana Purchase<span>, among other objectives. In 1801, Spain signed a secret treaty with France to return </span>Louisiana<span> Territory to France.</span>
The idea of Pan-Africanism contributed to African Independence due to the fact that it was based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress which is why By 1980 Africa was independent. It also unified Africa to be independent. Explanation:
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<span>International trade enables specialization, which brings increased efficiency and greater competition to spur the market.
This happens becauseSpecialization would make each nation to focus on producing certain type of products in which they would gain a competitive advantage towards other (either because they had the necessary materials sources or labor qualities) and would create better and cheaper product in the market.</span>
The Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin off of the coast of North Vietnam.
The citizens were told the North Vietnamese communists violently attacked a US ship which was peacefully existing to aid South Vietnam. It was presented as a direct threat to the US and a means for war.
The ship was in North Vietnamese territory and was alone away from the rest of the US fleet in South Vietnam. The US was not peaceful as they were attacking the North and supplying the South putting them directly in the war.
Per the Constitution--war is to be asked for by the executive and approved by Congress with an official declaration of war. However, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave permission to Johnson to use war materials and practices without an official declaration of war. This prevented allies from entering the war but allowed the US to engage in war behavior under the executive orders.
