The Romans weathered a Germanic rising in the late fourth century, but in 410 the Visigoth Kong Alaric successfully sacked the city of Rome.
The framers of the US Constitution were worried about keeping a balance between the power of the presidency and the power of the other branches of the federal government.
This is evident from the fact that the Constitution establishes a system of checks and balances. This ensures that the legislative and judicial branch have the ability to regulate the presidents power. This fear of a strong central leader stemmed from America's experience as part of the British Empire. After seeing how King George III abused his power, the framers wanted to make sure that this would not happen again.
From 1928 until his death in 1953, Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union as a dictator, transforming the country from an agrarian peasant society into a global superpower. The cost was tremendous, however: Stalin was responsible for the deaths of millions of Soviet citizens.
The correct answer is C) They supported the direct election of U.S. Senators.
One of the voting reforms that the Populists advocated was "they supported the direct election of U.S. Senators."
The populist had a well defined political platform that convinced a considerable portion of Americans. The populist supported the direct election of Senators, the free coinage of silver, total support for farmers in debt, a graduated income tax that helped people suffering from economic problems, the abolition of the national bank, the permanent print of paper money, and the ownership of the means of transportation by the government, the creation of pensions for workers and the reduction of the working day to 8 hours.
The Japanese<span> invasion of </span>Manchuria<span> began on September 18, </span>1931<span>, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of </span>Japan<span> invaded </span>Manchuria<span> immediately following the Mukden Incident. The </span>Japanese<span> established a puppet state called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II.</span>
