The event which started the Gulf War in 1991 was a) the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. There were the largest amount of coalition forces during this war since World War II, with most of them being from the United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Egypt fighting for Iraq to immediately stop it's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
Factory owners strongly supported an open immigration policy during the late 1800s.
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the British Parliament of Great Britain in April of 1764. The earlier Molasses Act of 1733, which had imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses, had never been effectively collected due to colonial resistance and evasion.
Long term causesThe Enlightenment was a movement in Europe towards 'rational' understandings of the mechanisms of every aspect of human civilization.
The French support of the American revolution for independence.<span>Long
</span>Class injustice in which the powerful who controlled the goods became even more powerful.
Louis XV, the king prior to the revolution, had been largely irresponsible, and took advantage of the prosperity of France.
Short term causesAlthough it can be a long term cause the war debt caused affected the taxation.
Several bad harvest caused for the food supply to be affected.<span>
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