The reason why the English and the French created restrictive trading laws was because they wanted to protect the integrity of the products that were being shipped to and from their colonies. I hope this helped.
Volunteer soldiers. In America, there are no enlisted men, only citizens willing to give up their lives for their country. But during a serious war, there can be soldiers being deployed against their will so that there are more soldiers to help during the war.
The reason he wasn't able to finish his speaking tour was because he had a stroke, so he died.
Glasnost
It was started by the leader of the former Soviet Untion, Mikhail Gorbachev, beginning in 1985 and as the policy (or practice) of a more open government and more sharing of information.