The railroad was able to aid others in communication, transportation, and products. An example is mail. People used trains to transport mail in order to communicate with others. Traveling was also cheaper and safer now with railroads since it was able to get people where they needed to be much more quickly. And finally products, manufacturers could send supplies to other places in a short amount of time much more easily.
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They traded Silk, and received things like, wool, silver, gold and ivory.
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The Encyclopædia Britannica defines "political machine" as, "in U.S. politics, a party organization, headed by a single boss or small autocratic group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a city, county, or state".
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I think it's NATO because it involves other countries?