The correct answer is b. the Nile flooded at the same time every year as opposed to the unpredictable flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The predictability of the flooding allowed agriculture to become a mainstay in Egyptian cultures that made their homes along the banks of the Nile river. The predictable floods brought fertile soils which signaled the start of the growing season each year.
The industrial revolution, or the First and Second industrial revolutions that happened during 18th and 19th centuries, are directly connected to the Age of Imperialism: new technology demanded new raw materials to feed newly existent ways of generating power. It was the process of accelerated industrialization the origin of the need for new raw materials and consumer markets.
The First Industrial Revolution (second half of the 1700s) happened mostly on the industry. Its most radical transformation was due to the steam engine that increased production, changed the dynamics between the city and the countryside and the division of labor.
The Second Industrial Revolution was greater in terms of changes in the daily life. It was during the 1800s that happened main breakthroughs that lead to widespread use of electricity, for example. It made transports and communications faster, increasing communication and connectivity in certain parts of the world like a few European countries (mainly England) and the U.S.
To the rest of the world these revolutions meant a violent form of "connectivity". Industrialized countries now needed many natural goods they didn't have enough in their territory. Several countries were invaded and colonized and had their natural goods stolen and/or overtly explored in order to support the economic changes in Europe and the U.S., besides serving as consumer markets.
<span>1. If my memory serves me well there were in about 350 000 African Americans who served in World War I. The huge part of them served as support troops. Only some of them fought alongside French army. According to this, the most suitable answer is: D. They served mostly in noncombad roles.
2. The Selective Service is the independent agency in the US which is used to maintain the information about those who is military conscripted. The Selective Service was designed to institute a draft to increase the number of men in the military. They provide all the names who registered to a military conscription to JARMS.</span>
It was a secret diplomatic communication that Germany and Mexico used to form an alliance.
