Gold. It is Mali's main export after all.
Answer:
Most of Africa had been colonized by European powers by the end of the 19th century.
Explanation:
The only French colonies were located on the continent of Africa must be wrong, as there are french colonies is America (Lousiana) and Asia (Siam). Australia was controlled by the United States at the end of the 19th century is also wrong, since America <u><em>NEVER</em></u> controlled Austrailia. There were no European colonies in South America at the end of the 19th century is also definitely wrong - many were there as early as the 16th century. Most of Africa had been colonized by European powers by the end of the 19th century is true though. It's known as the scramble for Africa.
Reasons:
- The Ottoman Empire had many ethnic tensions and nationalistic tendencies that weren't put down by the government, causing problems throughout the region.
- The Ottoman Empire's government was dysfunctional, and constantly arguing over how to run the empire and its government.
Explanation:
When The Ottoman Empire started to crumble, <em>Tsar Nicholas I of Russia referred to the Empire as a "very sick man"</em> in 1853, after that the nickname of the Ottoman Empire spread through the entire world.
<em>The Ottoman Empire was facing a big diversity of ethnic and religious groups </em>that started forming their own countries and where not friendly with each other, and their army was not strong enough to control those groups. <em>The Ottoman Empire survived because France and Britain defended them so that Russia would not take over the Empire</em>, not because of their government who was not able to support their population.
The moons gravitational pull on earth.
Judith Ortiz Cofer titled her poem "Common Ground" because it represents her life and her common ground in a sense.
