Taiwan became important because an exile government of China was formed there that claimed to be the rightful government of China. This caused China to have two governments, one that ruled China which was the communist one and one in exile which claimed their right to have power over China but couldn't actually use that power in any way. The problem still exists today and other countries have mostly been neutral on this question.
Peter Minuit founded the Dutch colony of new amsterdam (new york)
Within the Dominican Order Savonarola was repackaged as an innocuous, purely devotional figure and he inspired many of those who led the Counter Reformation. This was an effort to revive and to reform the Catholic Church to combat the rise of Protestantism
<span>When examining how Rockefeller became successful, notice that he owned absolutely everything regarding the production and transportation. This means that the answer is C) Combined vertical and horizontal integration. He became a monopoly owner meaning he owned everything regarding the production of oil and didn't rely on anyone.</span><span />
U.S. foreign policy shifted away from "isolationism" to international involvement, since the US started to steer away from Washington's idea that it should remain as detached from foreign issues as possible.