Even though there are no answer choices, here is some information that can help!
- Capitalism is an economic system based on the following principles:
1) Little government interference in the economy- Capitalists belief that competition among businesses will help to keep prices low and will prevent them from acting illegally.
2) Individual freedom- In a capitalist system, individuals can spend their money on whatever they like.
3) Supply and demand- The amount of resources created by businesses is driven by the consumer. If there are products that people buy an extraordinary amount of, businesses will continue to produce it at a high rate. The opposite is true as well.
To combat the threat of tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever, the United States decided to use new measures to eradicate the disease before the construction of the Panama Canal. Under the leadership of Colonel William Crawford Gorgas, many changes were made. When it was discovered that mosquitoes were the source of the disease, Gorgas who was appointed as the head of hospital and sanitation, he made sure that containers with stagnant water were removed because mosquitoes lay their eggs there. He also built domestic water systems to eliminate the need to collect rain water. Prophylactic Quinine was supplied to the people in the area and fumigation and oiling of streams were launched. Those who were sick were quarantined and workers would sleep in screened structures so that mosquitoes would not be able to bite them. These programs resulted in the successful elimination of tropical diseases in the area and the health of workers improved.
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "<span>C. People are better off working independently of one another." The </span> belief that is most characteristic of the Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries is that <span>People are better off working independently of one another.</span>
Yes, lack of foreign conflict for close to 100 years until world war 1 which is a sign of its success.<span>
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