Which statement best describes a difference between a democracy and a republic?
Answer - A) citizens in a democracy can ether directly or indirectly influence the government, while citizens in a republic can only indirectly influence government through elected officials
Democracy - "a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."
Republic - "a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch."
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Imperialism is where powerful nation rules and exploits one or more colonies. One of the most significant causes of World War one was Imperialism. Imperialism was a cause because building an empire needs manpower such as an army and a navy to conquer and keep the land that they colonized. The big armies became potential threats to other countries and other countries started forming alliances in order to secure land. There is two main crisis that occurred due to imperialsm and these two events lead directly to Militarism. This was a significant cause of World War One.
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In 1836 the battle of the Alamo happened and then the Texas revolution and Texas gained independence from Mexico, Polk then decided to add the state to the union as a slave state in response to a new free state and that decision started the Mexican american war. (1846-48)
