b. a large supply of immigrant labor (Irish and German laborers from the East, and primarily Chinese from the West)
A plebeian and a patrician are both observed committing the same crime. The outcome that best describes how they would be treated under Roman law is A. The patrician is judged guilty, as is the plebeian.
The Roman law was very fair and detailed - it is why it is still used even today in some legal procedures.
The United States and the Western Europe gained a lot of political power because the cold war ended since the major communist states in Europe like the Soviet Union or Yugoslavia fell apart. Those who belonged to these states started supporting western ideals because they saw the failures of the communist and socialist regimes. The US grew in political power since it didn't have any global opponents, while the Europe grew because of things like the European Union which started getting more supporters.<span />
The answer is providence lol.