The 1800's were a transformative time in the history of the United States.
The first part of the century was known for the ugly Civil War which almost broke the young country apart.
The second part, mostly focused on the reconstruction era, where the country started to built itself up, post the war.
In the early part of the 1800s, the United States was attracted a lot of immigrants from England and Europe. The primary industry was still farming and the expansion of the country to the west opened up new lands.
However, most of these farmers were poor and simply came to escape the extreme poverty in their homeland.
By the end of the 1800s the United States was emerging as a serious economic power in the world.
There was great family wealth being accumulated in cities such as New York, Chicago and almost every major city.
There were numerous opportunities as more and more people moved to the cities. However, the cities started to below slum areas and the different between the rich and the poor became very clear.
Answer:
The correct answer is D) he participants wanted to emphasize their displeasure at Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.
Explanation:
In 2014, the 40th G7 summit took place in Brussels, instead of it's original location of Moscow, Russia.
Interestingly, the 39th Summit was the G8 summit which consisted of 8 of the world's most powerful countries. However, after the Russian intervention and annexation of Crimea, it was expelled from the G8 group.
As the 40th summit drew closer, the Prime Minister of Britain made it clear that the next summit would not be held in Russia and he was rallying all other members to boycott Russia.
Eventually, Brussels in Belgium was chosen as the location. Since then, all other G7 summits have excluded Russia.
Answer:
The Roman leaders usually looked upon the ideas of Ancient Greece statesmen, philosophers and thinkers.
Explanation:
As many would argue Roman civilization is the continuity of Greek civilization. Although Rome conquered Greece they incorporated certain cultural, but also political patterns into their own system. That is why we can see that even the leaders of Rome sometimes would back up the ideals of Greek society, especially of those who were seen as democratic.
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A pogrom is a violent riot aimed at the massacre or persecution of an ethnic or religious group, particularly one aimed at Jews. The Russian term originally entered the English language in order to describe 19th and 20th century attacks on Jews in the Russian Empire (mostly within the Pale of Settlement).