Answer:
D. by providing a rich source of natural resources such as fertile farmland
Explanation:
Ancient Chinese civilization prospered with the help of two rivers and fertile farmland for rice cultivation and pig breeding.
The answer is C. As new colonists and explorers discovered the Americas, they also brought disease. This heavily impacted the American Indians as a majority of their population suffered from epidemics.
Mary Pickford (with Warner Baxter and Hans Kraly looking on) at the first ever ceremony in 1929 William c demille was his name
During the 19th century, America had a strong reluctance to become involved in other countries alliances and affairs. Isolationists in America argued that the US had a different philosophy than European countries and the US should defend freedom and democracy by not being involved in such things.
During the Spanish-American War, the US remained isolated and the country fought the war without alliances and without fighting in Europe. But the mindset started to change since the motto of freedom and democracy was substituted by the US bringing an empire in the Caribbean and in the Pacific - the US had influence in the Phillippines, Puerto Rico and Guam -.
President Roosevelt had the big stick policy, he believed that the US should export its values and become a global power. At the same time, he defended that the US should avoid conflicts. President Roosevelt ended the isolationism in the US and started the modern American philosophy of acting aggressively in foreign affairs even without the support of the Congress.
