It was a prime spot, near teh water and whoever controlled it had access to Egypt and Mesopotamia
A muckraker is a person who intentionally seeks out and publishes the misdeeds, such as criminal acts.
It was the "<span>Interstate Commerce Act" that was the first major law regulating business, since this was a time of great expansion in the US which led to business "colluding" with one another. </span>
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A mixed economic system is a system that combines aspects of both capitalism and socialism. A mixed economic system protects private property and allows a level of economic freedom in the use of capital, but also allows for governments to interfere in economic activities in order to achieve social aims.
