<span>many ethnic groups wanted their own nation-states</span>
The United States was no longer viewed as a powerful nation.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Spanish–American War took place in the year of 1898 between Spain and United States of America. The Spanish-American war was started due to the explosive attack on the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor. The war went on for four months and came to an end after signing the Treaty of Paris.
The government of Spain and America signed this "<u>Treaty of Paris"</u> and made Cuba independent from Spain. America got the territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. So they expanded the foreign trade.
<span>The major centers of
knowledge and learning i</span>n Western Europe during 6th and 7th centuries were located in monasteries.
After the fall of the Roman Empire (during the Dark Ages), the monasteries were
used to preserve the medical writings and books of the Greeks and Romans. Until
universities such as Salemo were built, the monasteries were the only centers
of learning.
The biggest one is speculation on the market. Many would buy stocks on margin, say only meeding 10% of the share amount to buy a share of stock. So great quantities of stock were able to be bought without necesarily having the money to legitimately purchase them.
