Harriet Tubman played the leader role in the abolitionist movement. She was a runaway slave and she helped around 300 runaway slaves get their freedom through the Underground Railroad.
All of the following are correctly paired with their phase of the business cycle EXCEPT rising unemployment: recovery phase. C.
The correct answer is letter D
European imperialism provided a high level of consumption for the global powers. At the same time, it caused misery on the African and Asian continents.
With independence on the American continent and the strategic American threat to European nations that dared to re-dominate territories in America, the world order was undergoing changes. European imperialism, which would explore Asia and Africa, would now determine world geopolitics.
The power of European magnates and politicians, as well as the standard of living of the continent's middle classes, were sustained by the colonial economy. There being no more colonial domains to explore, two options remained for those nations: to grow through diplomatic relations or to control other regions. The second option was chosen. And so, the European powers started to feed their industries and strengthen their economy by extracting wealth and preventing the development of regions in Africa and Asia.
