Although Buddhism began in India its highest percentage of following today can be found in the country of Thailand.
For the Louisiana purchase question, it more than doubled the size of the united states. As for the second question I believe the answer would be "Thomas Jefferson was eager to explore the west to ensure the survival and prosperity of the United States"
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The United States had provided funding, armaments, and training to South Vietnam's government and military since Vietnam's partition into the communist North and the democratic South in 1954.
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The move to Avignon gave more power to the French Kingdom, at the expense of the Italian city-states, and especially, of the Papal States.
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Because the Papal states were the Italian territories that were under direct control of the Church, when the Pope moved to Avignon, he annexed the city to the Papal States, so technically it was part of them. However, in practice, the pope was mostly influenced by French nobles, and had little power over the Italian papal states.
This was an opportunity for the Italian nobles of the region, who seized more power and control over the area.