alike- (read) Dominant powers: “Rome and America are the most powerful actors in their world, by many orders of magnitude. Their power includes both military might and the ‘soft power’ of language, culture, commerce, technology, and ideas
different- (read) Government: “Rome emerged out of a city-state and took centuries to let go of a city-state’s method of governance; America from early on began to administer itself as a continental power
The main difference between the Sophists and the other philosophers is that the Sophists were essentially rhetoric teachers, while the other philosophers were more interested in seeking the truth.
The Sophists were rhetoric teachers, and their focus was on the art of persuasion by using language. They were wise intellectual people, and they tried to use and teach their abilities of persuasion by using language to the wider masses.
The philosophers, on the other hand, were focused on knowing the truth, they wanted to be wiser by knowing the truth instead of dogmatically stand by the false beliefs. So they were trying to teach the wider masses the ways as to how to come to the truth and wisdom.
America was supplying Britain with tanks and munitions before they entered the war by putting them on cruise ships to make them look innocent. Britain later intercepted a telegram known as the Zimmerman letter, intended for mexico saying if America goes to war then Mexico should attack America and in return they will get their land back. Britain intercepted this and showed America, who later through a vote in Congress declared war on Germany. America was fresh in the war so they weren't tired from fighting, and had a lot of resources. America was able to help push Germany's lines back in the western front.
C. Muslim people
Muslim golden age happened around that time like the Baghdad "House of Wisdom"