<span>Homer Plessy told the conductor he was colored when he knew it would lead to his arrest in an effort to protest the violation of the 13th and 14th amendment. His actions brought awareness to the issue.</span>
Gilded age is defined as the time between the Civil war captain America and world war z :\
Just kidding is the the time between the Civil War and World war 1 during which the US population and economy grew quickly.
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart–Celler Act, changed the way quotas were allocated by ending the National Origins Formula that had been in place in the United States since the Emergency Quota Act of 1921. Representative Emanuel Celler of New York proposed the bill, Senator Philip Hart of Michigan
By forming various organizations.
The European Union, for example, unites Europe (Minus Britain these days) under one banner, thus preventing fighting.
A more direct example is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO protects the "North Atlantic" and Europe from terrorists and invading countries by using the combined military strength of multiple nations.
An African country by the name of Equatorial Guinea is one of the most oil rich places, yet, the people are poor and struggle. This causes their social development, health, and education to plummet, and may never be able to climb out without help.