<span>After refusing to repay their debt following the Mexican-American War, European powers decided to implement a navy blockade onto the country, which would ultimately restrict an array of goods and products from coming into the country, further crippling their economy.</span>
City-states in ancient Greece
They were called "Polis", every Polis produced enough to feed their population. They had their own institutions, laws, currency and army. The belief was that each Polis was protected by their own God, who should they owe respect and sacrifice.
They were ruled by an elite group whose authority was indisputable.
Examples of the two most important city-states that practiced oligarchy in ancient Greece
- Athenas: the government was form by the wealthiest. They were the owners of the land and they had the means to buy weapons to defend the Polis. They formed children in a fisical and intelectual ways. The society in Athena was divided into the
- citizens: divided between the rich and the poor
- metecos: foreing people who where not consider citizens, but they could pay taxes and be part of the army.
- slaves: men and women submitted to a master.
Athenian politics evolved to democracy
- Sparta: it was the rival city of Athenas. It was always ready to go to war. The military education started since childhood. They were forced to take a military politic in the face of constant need to dominate peoples submitted as a result of its territorial expansion.
The obsession with militarization was such, that newborn babies were checked to fulfill with physical patterns of a warrior, if they were not, they were slaughtered.
It was a government by the nobles.
Spartan society was divided into
- Ilotas: slaves without political rights, workers of the land
- Periecos: free farmers, but they must be part of the army if they are needed.
- Espartiatas: nobles, those who took part in politics
The Japanese attack had several major aims. First, it intended to destroy important American fleet units, thereby preventing the Pacific Fleet from interfering with Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies and Malaya and to enable Japan to conquer Southeast Asia without interference.
Answer:
There is no correct answer
Explanation:
I know this may not be exactly what you are looking for but each of these problems: women's suffrage, forest preservation and child labor are extremly to different groups of people but there are no less important than the other.
For women fighting for equality has been fundamental for the progress of society, forest preservation is a very important topic for many conservationalist and ecologist who are trying to commbat climate change and child labor should be an issue that is very important for everyone, no matter where this problems is happening.
So, I dont believe this question has a correct answer but it does have different angles
<span>The american electorate began seriously to question the competence of the bush administration as a result of
mismanagement </span>
of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina hit
the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005 with sustained winds of 125 mph. It damaged
an estimated $100 B in properties and approximately 1000 people lost their
lives.
Hurricane Katrina badly blemished George W. Bush's reputation.
His administration failed to timely and efficiently deal with the calamity.
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