half the nation wanted slavery the other half didnt
aka the south wanted slavery the north didnt
Peter the Great was the first ruler to try and westernize Russia.
Probably the companies that joined in marketing "personal computers" to consumers. That is when computers became smaller,more easily accessible, and people started to buy them for their homes. Before that, computers were gigantic things that only companies could afford. IBM, Apple, and Bill Gates and his software were some of the people who helped.
US land was not rich in much of anything, so it was important to get food and clothing from somewhere.
