Technology has allowed us to go from records, to cassette tapes, to CDs, and from CDs, now we have the most common .MP3 file type, which we can store on many of our devices. Not to mention the internet and websites such as You Tube, Sound cloud, Spo ti fy, etc. has allowed music to be shared in many ways!
The correct answer here would be B - adoption of cultural characterstics of the conquerors by the vanquished.
However, this was not neccessarily the case always as sometimes those who conquered could adopt some characteristics of those they conquered. However, in general, B would be the correct answer.
I'll assume that's a thesis statement meant for argument or debate. An argument could be made on either side, depending on your point of view.
- On the one hand, the United States and the Soviet Union had dramatically different worldviews. The US system of democracy and capitalism was at odds with the USSR system of totalitarian rule and communist collectivism. The two nations were allied only for the sake of defeating Germany and Japan in the Second World War, and were in opposition to each other in about every other way. Following the war, they became bitter opponents in the Cold War.
- On the other hand, the USA and the other Allies in World War II needed the help of the Soviet Union in order to defeat the combined threat of Germany and Japan. The USSR suffered millions of casualties due to the war -- more than any other nation. They bore the brunt of the fighting against Germany, even before the US entered the war. And President Roosevelt, while not in agreement with the governing philosophy of Joseph Stalin, still thought he was someone that could be worked with cooperatively. (When President Truman took over after Roosevelt's death, he did not share that same view of Stalin and the USSR.)
So the matter can be argued from both sides. Pick your side and write a strong essay!
During this time period, the US had started to expand towards the West. The British, still trying to reclaim their previous colony back, decided to arm and rouse the Native American tribes that live west of the US to fight against the US. This resulted in the American Indian War, which was fought between the US and numerous amounts of Indian tribes. The victor however was the US (as seen today, because the US spans from west coast to east, instead of the East & Lousiana purchase only)
They were also on the route to fighting the War of 1812, which was Britians official second war with the US in trying to regain their former colony back (US won)
hope this helps :D
