Answer:
King Leopold commonly believed that territorial expansion was essential to the creation of a strong state, and so he pursued Belgian colonies around the world. That said, not as an expansion of the Belgian empire, Leopold set up Belgium's first colony in Africa, but rather to add to his own personal wealth.
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Read Dissent: The History of an American Idea, by Ralph Young
What does Young say is “most astonishing” about the World War II antiwar movement?
Answer:
What Young finds “most astonishing” is the great number of conscientious objectors, as even organizations that had anti-war positions in the past, such as the socialist, the communists, and the anarchists, were unanimously presenting their support for World War II as a fight against fascism.
Explanation:
Those who were against the war believed that governments had had chances to stop the violent conflict, but didn´t take them.
The Age of Exploration was the 15th-17th century where the European ships travel to different parts of the word to search for new trading route, wealth and knowledge.
The Korean War. North and South Korea are still technically at war. An armistice was signed in 1953 to halt fighting, but no final treaty was signed, unlike after World War 2.
United States, NATO allies and South Korea fought against North Korea, who received aid from Chinese forces.
This an example of actual combat during the so-called Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1945-1991. The two sides had different ideologies (democracy vs. communism), which led to friction.
