True.
And this is not only true for the distant and not so distant past, it's also true for the present as well. Slaves and prostitutes still exist around the world, despite us thinking that slavery may have been abolished. This is sadly not the case; in some areas in Africa and the Middle east, slavery still exists.
Answer:
China
Explanation:
Mr. Kissinger was part of the US diplomatic trip to china which lead to the american ping pong team going there to play as well as significantly less frosty relations between the two nations, effectively splitting the communist block.
Wires and wooden logs.
Both of these materials were essential for building a strong fortified line during the First World War. Having both of these meant that much more people on one side would survive as it was extremely hard to cross either of the two materials.