People in China spend approximately eight hours per week reading. In China, the curriculum for primary school (elementary school) learn nearly three thousand Chinese characters. Their schooling is very regimented and emphasizes intense reading habits. This allows Chinese students to acquire new problem-solving methods from their reading, giving them an edge later in their school careers.
This of course puts students in a tight habit of reading, even into their later years, giving them the third highest average reading hours per week in the world.
Answer:
<u>C. Gaining new territories expanded trade opportunities.</u>
Explanation:
According to information found on the state department (Office of the Historian) website about The Spanish-American War, of 1898, it was mentioned that,
<em> "the war enabled the United States to establish its predominance in the Caribbean region and to pursue its strategic and economic interests in Asia."</em>
These new territories included countries and islands like Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines brought new trade opportunities for the United States.
Answer:
Because he left office peacefully and willingly.
By being the first president to leave office this way, he set a precedent and marked the first peaceful transfer of power between upcoming and current presidents. Since then, the loser of presidential elections has willingly and peacefully surrender power to the winner.
Roman Religion Challenged. Judaism and Christianity, while posing separate threats to the empire, had one thing in common - they both refused to participate in the worship of the Roman gods and make sacrifices at their temples.
Answer:
b. A slave.
Explanation:
South Carolina and Georgia were Confederacy states, which fought for slavery in the Civil War. Due to the rural nature of these states economy, slaves tended to increase the earnings of their owners.
So, to every white volunteer, these states promised a slave at the war end.
