The correct answer is b. - tsunamis.
Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning harbor wave.
Tsunamis are giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea. This usually happens deep out in the ocean. The earth movement causes a displacement of water in the form of a large ripple which begins to move inland at tremendous speed.
There is no dramatic increase in height of the wave, but as it moves toward the coast, it builds up to a higher and higher height as the ocean becomes shallower and shallower till when it makes land fall, the wave may be dozens of feet high.
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The beginning of 1917 was a very turbulent period during the follow of events of the WWI. Germany announced in January, it would engage against any Allied shipping using its submarine force. In February of that same year the president Wilson told the Congress that the US had broken diplomatic relations with the German government.
In march of that year Germany sank five US vessels, contributing to the already unstable American society. The british propaganda in the US and the deep economical involvement with the Allies carried the country to finally enter the War.
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False
Explanation:
The U.S. did not use Kamikazes. Kamikazes were a part of the Japanese military strategy.
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that conquered the Aztec Empire and imperialized large parts of Mexico. Cortes conquered modern day Mexico on behalf of the Spanish kingdom of King of Castille in the 16th century. Cortes was a part of the early colonizers from the Spain who conquered and colonized large swaths of the Americas. The Spanish conquered enormous swaths of Latin and South America and the effects of this colonization can still be seen in the language, culture, and lifestyle of this region.
