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<span>When Thomas Friedman referred to the world as being "flat," he was
</span><span>referring to the global economy, the fact that people in one nation can now exchange goods and services with those in another nation—including jobs.</span><span>
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Answer:
The victorious Allies of World War II divided Germany into occupation zones: the American, French, and British zones in the west and a Soviet zone in the east. An iron curtain would fall over this enormous territory controlled by the Soviet Union, behind which nations would be slaughtered.
Explanation:
Northern: No slaves, mostly republican (our democrat) ideas, economy was based on trade and business
Southern: Slavery was supported, mostly (our idea of) republican, their economy was based on plantations and slaves
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The Tang and Song rulers supported a new form of Confucianism called neo-Confucianism.
Explanation
Confucianist ideologies were popular in China from the period of Han dynasty itself. It was developed by Confucius in 551-479 BC. The influences of Taoist and Buddhist ideologies were strong during the reign of Tang and song rulers.
The Confucian scholars then integrated the elements of Taoism and Buddhism into a single ideology which came to be known as neo-Confucianism that gained the approval of the rulers.