Jamestown and Plymouth were two of the colonies that English immigrants settled into when they left England mostly because of Religious freedom.
-The stock market crash in 1929.
-Bank Failures
-Reduction in purchasing across the board
-American economic policy with Europe
-Drought Conditions
Take your pick
Joseph Stalin wanted to regain Russia's (USSR) land that was lost in the previous World War I, (The Great War) basically wanted to take over the world, little by little. To do this, he eliminated anyone who he thought would be more powerful than him, such as the important rulers in the Central Planning Committee.
Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein ... At the same time, some of the conspirators began to crack ...