The correct answer is D. They allowed industrial goods to be easily shipped to foreign markets.
Explanation
The Panama Canal is an 82km long navigation route that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean, crossing the entire country of Panama; The Suez Canal is a 163 km long waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. These two waterways are artificial and were built to contribute to international trade because they shortened the distances that had to be traveled. For example, before the construction of the Panama Canal, South America had to be surrounded (it shortened the road between America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania) and in the case of the Suez Canal, the continent of Africa had to be surrounded (it shortened the road between Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania). The construction of these two roads allowed the growth of international industrialization because they allowed industrial products to be easily shipped to the foreign market. So the correct answer is D.
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On December 1, 1955, the modern civil rights movement began when Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Montesquieu was a French political philosopher of the Enlightenment period, whose articulation of the theory of separation of powers is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world.
Explanation:
Probably the most basic answer is that with the mighty Spanish Armada out of commission, it opened the door for the exploration of the American continent by the French and the British. As these two nations built up colonies in the "new world" they became more and more wealthy. Britain, which hadn't nearly enough farmland to outfit an army, and a shortage of lumber that made naval expansion difficult, sought both of these things in the American continent. As they harvested lumber, they built bigger and better ships, which could haul more grain and outfit more firepower, which in turn helped them to secure even more of the continent. Thus, Great Britain and France gained power and wealth from their colonization of the American continent, and their scope of influence around the world grew. Spain, having lost their ability to wage open war on the seas against the two upstart powers, saw their influence in the colonies decline until they were forced to vacate most of the continent to focus on problems at home.
(added Thursday, Dec. 16)
That's not entirely accurate, Bertucci. Britain began its rise in the mid 1600's, as colonization of the New World began to pick up. This was a direct result of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which allowed Britain to begin building up a Navy. Their power increased greatly under General-At-Sea Robert Blake, who was appointed by Oliver Cromwell. From that point on, Britain's greatest strength was her Navy. Were it not for the defeat of the Spanish Armada, none of this would have been possible. By the time the 1700's rolled around, Spain was nearly a non-factor in world exploration and conquest, leaving France and Britain as the two juggernauts. While the Peace of Utrecht happened nearly 130 years after the Spanish Armada sank, it was that event that paved the way for the massive balance shift in Europe and all over the globe.
