One reason could be that since England has colonized most of the countries in the past, the English language has been spread around. Another reason would be since English speaking countries like the US and Britain are powerful economically, knowing English is very important when making trades and business deals.
<span>Direct democracy and education were
related in Athens through the following scenarios:
1. Athenian boys were educated to become active citizens with skills to take
part in a democratic government. </span>
<span>2. Women
had no political power, so education was for girls.</span>
On April 10th, 1862 Captain union general Gilmore demanded siege operations against Fort Pulaski. Captain Gilmore, a staunch advocate of the new naval rifled guns, became the first officer to use guns to knock out the enemy stone fortification effectively. There were over 5,000 artillery shells which fell on Pulaski from a range of 1,700 yards during the short siege. It resulted in the fort's surrender after its walls were breached.
Sir Francis Drake Upset the Spanish by fighting and plundering the ships of the Spanish Armada.
