Peter the Great established St. Petersburg, his window on the west. He spread his ideas of westernization, and expanded the country.
He also established beard laws, you had to pay a tax in order to keep your beard (not necessarily positive though)
Because he was very ambitious if I remember
Congress instituted the reconstruction finance corporation to loan money to lend money to state and local governments, along with private companies that needed assistance due to the effects of the Great Depression.
Answer:
Racism, slavery and segregation.
Explanation:
African Americans were enslaved and were seen as less because of the color of their skin which is horrible. They were also segregated, which means that they were seperated from white people because white people thought they were better only because of their skin color (which is wrong).
