Spain expelled thousands or Muslims and Jews in the late 1400s. The Moors had come in the early 800s and quickly conquered almost all of the Iberian Peninsula. They would finally be kicked out in 1492. (Yes, Columbus got to sail for Spain only because they got their country back and because he promised riches.) Despite fighting for almost 700 years, their were great times of peace where Christians, Muslims, and Jews all lived and worked together. However, upon the the end of La Reconquista (The Reconquest) Christians removed anyone unwilling to convert or follow the Catholic faith. Things could be quite violent as the Spanish Inquisition was in use to root out anyone that was not a Catholic.
The <em>Union</em> was confirmed by the most industrialized states in the country. This meant that the production of weapons and tools related to war logistics was controlled by them. Besides having more weapons and supplies, the <em>Union</em> also had more soldiers, as the population was considerably bigger in the north.
Railroads are a sign of development. In terms of war, they helped mobilize troops and resources along the country with relative ease in comparison to their <em>Confederate</em> counterparts. This represented a great advantage for the <em>Union</em>.
Besides having the previously mentioned advantages. The <em>Union</em> also had the naval power on their side and executed the blockade in an attempt to cut the resources from The <em>Confederacy</em>. As a response, the southern states replaced the growth of Cotton with other crops in order to have food supplies.
<span>The Boxer Rebellion did not really change the political structure in China in any great way. The Qing Dynasty did not fall, the Western countries did not actually take control of the country, but neither were they expelled.</span>
The north felt that Brown was a heroic freedom fighter, but the south felt that he had confirmed their worst fears about abolitionism as a violent revolutionary movement
Germany annexes Austria. On March 12, 1938, German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. In early 1938, Austrian Nazis conspired for the second time in four years to seize the Austrian government by force and unite their nation with Nazi Germany.
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