1935, Italy had made a colony out of the neighboring country of Eritrea. It served as the perfect base to launch an invasion of Ethiopia.
<span>Mussolini felt that the Italians were considered "second rate" by other European powers like Britain, France, and Germany. These countries all had many colonies of their own in Africa back then. He was determined to prove that his fascist regime had created a "new Italy" that was modern, industrialized, and </span>militaristic<span> like Germany was becoming that could trump them all. He talked about restoring the glory of ancient Rome to Italy. He craved equality with the other "great" nations of the world. </span>Ethiopia was one of only two or three places in Africa that had avoided colonization altogether. It is estimated the invasion and subsequent occupation of this independent country cost over 1,000,000 lives. Stirring up a violent battle between these countries; Germany<span>, </span>Italy and Japan against Britain<span>, </span>France<span>, </span>Australia<span>, </span>Canada<span>, </span>New Zealand<span>, </span>India<span>, the </span>Soviet Union, China<span> and the </span>US.
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It is important to use standard weights and measures because everyone can understand what you are talking about when you use and form of measurement, be it pounds, kilograms, inches, or centimeters.
Answer: d. the Spanish-American War.
Explanation:
The excerpt is part of President Roosevelt´s first State of the Union address, in 1902, when he stated firmly that the canal was a prime priority for his government. The Spanish-American War had proven that a faster water crossing between the Us´s east and west coast was very much needed.
By 1903 the United States had helped Panama become independent from Columbia, and bought a 10-mile wide piece of property in order o build the Panama Canal.
Being born on foreign soil Alexander Hamilton could not become President<span />
The statement that is most likely to come out from <em>a voter who is informed</em> is<em> “ I know who is running for the Senate in my state.”</em>
According to Thomas Jefferson, there is a certain amount of rottenness that enters into people when they run for public office. Its, therefore, reasonable and wise for voters to be informed about this. He stresses the importance of knowing the Constitution, the restraints it places upon the elected officials and the rights that are in possession of the people. He notes that issues are usually devices used by rotten politicians who don't care about one's rights but will usually like your vote.
