D - Failures.
The only attempted british colony in North America before 1600 was Roanoke, Virginia, which was a total failure. England claimed several areas, including Newfoundland, but made no sustainable attempts to colonize them before 1600.
The Maryland Committee of Correspondence was instrumental in setting up the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia. These served an important role in the Revolution, by disseminating the colonial interpretation of British actions between the colonies and to foreign governments.
Because it was the capital of the Byzantine empire and wealth came from trading and its location also helped because it had access to trading routes on sea and by land.
The two main reasons for the Allies' victory over Axis powers in Europe were: The entrance of the United States into the battle: Japan forced the United States into conflict with the outbreak of the surprise attack on the American base at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Korea and Vietnam had ongoing wars where the USSR and the US were directly involved.
However Cuba was also a nation of interest since the USSR was stationing Nuclear weapons and supplies there, which would lead to the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
