The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) according to their preamble was to <span>substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.This was signed by 23 nations in Geneva on October 30, 1947.</span>
The Roman expansion impacted trade patterns because they owned more land and the more land that belongs to the Romans, the more control they have over trade routes. It helped Rome's military because it helped the soldiers get around easier.
Sharecropping was a labor system in which one person and their family grew crops for a large landowner. The landowner would allow them to purchase tools, fertilizer, seed, etc... on credit and when the crop was harvested, the sharecropper would receive a "share" of the crop. Often it was not enough to pay off their credit and the cycle began again. Often known as another form of slavery, but 2/3 of sharecroppers were white.
<span>Grade B eggs should not be used when frying, among other things. With a Grade B egg, the albumen is thin and watery compared to grade A and AA eggs, and therefore tends to be more dispersed when cracked and placed on a griddle.</span>
Alaska: On March 30,1867 the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. the treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by secretary of state William Seward and Russian minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.
Hawaii: in 1898 the Spanish-American war broke out, and the strategic use of the naval base at pearl harbor during the war convinced Congress to approve formal annexation. two years later, Hawaii was organized into a formal U.S. territory and in 1959 entered the United States as the 50th state
