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Nineteenth Century - Belgium had a colony in Africa: the belgian Congo. The Belgian leadership treated the native people of the Congo in an extremely brutal manner, most people were essentially slaves. Some workers were mutilated if they did not meet certain quotas, or if they "misbehaved".
Twentieth Century - France and Britain came to dominate several areas in the Middle East after the Ottoman Empire collapsed. The French Mandate in particular, created the countries of Syria and the Lebanon.
The problem was that the borders of these countries were created without regard for ethnic and religious differences.
For this reason, modern Syria and Lebanon are very conflictive countries (Syria is in a civil war, Lebanon had a civil war from 1975 to 1990) because of that.
Twenty-first century - The United States invaded Iraq in 2003 under the false claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction hidden in its territory. While the U.S. army managed to depose the former dictator, Sadam Hussein, the invasion caused the deaths of thousands of American Soldiers and Iraqi citizens, and Iraq continues to be a unstable country up to this day.
Answer: He had little domestic interest in Britain and allowed Parliament to consolidate the gains of the Glorious Revolution.
Explanation:
George I was the ruler of a Duchy in Germany before he became King of England and upon his succession, he was not very interested in the affairs of Britain and was frequently going back to Germany. It was even said that he did not speak a lot of English.
These factors and more allowed Parliament and the Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, to claw power from the Monarchy such that after George I died, the Prime Ministerial position got stronger with every succeeding monarch.
<span>One of the ways in which Congress exercises oversight of the bureaucracy is through "regulatory committees," since these seek to ensure that no "foul play" takes place. </span>
Lester Frank Ward, an American sociologist, botanist and
paleontologist believed that one of the government’s primary roles was to
protect the citizens from robber barons by regulating these big businesses. He
talked about it in his published 2 volume work Dynamic Sociology.
Answer: The correct answer is : Abraham
Explanation: According to the Torah Abraham promised obedience to God and in return Yahweh promised to protect Abraham and his descendants. This covenant is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 17. God promised Abraham that he would make him a great nation, even though he was 75 years old and still had no offspring.
