For decades prior to the Prohibition (i.e., the legal ban of alcoholic drinks) made possible by the Eighteen Amendment, different Christian churches and organizations had been objecting to the consumption of alcohol since they considered it as the source of most debauchery and moral decadence. Their goal was made clear to the federal government: alcohol should be completely banned in order to clean society up. An excise tax on alcohol would have been rejected by all the moralistic groups advocating for prohibition as a mild and ineffective measure
It started in China in the early 1330's. The plague mainly affected rodents and fleas, but since China did trades with Asia and Europe, these countries were soon also affected.
In 1347, Italian merchant ships returned from the Black Sea to Europe. Many on board were already dying from the plague.
The fleas began to affect Europe's people, which allowed it to spread rapidly among the people.
The Bubonic plague was a period in history when Europe and much of the world's population was reduced.
Answer:As World War II transformed both the United States and the USSR, turning the nations into formidable world powers, competition between the two increased. Following the defeat of the Axis powers, an ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR gave way to the start of the Cold War.
Explanation:
The Sherman antitrust act was difficult to support in court because its definition of monopolies was not clear.
<span>The statement is false. As a matter
of fact, after the American Revolution had taken place, most of the Loyalists
had to run away from the United
States (obviously, due to their support to
the British Crown). It is estimated that around 50.000 Loyalists have left the
country ever since the <span>First
Republic</span> took place.</span>
