An entire suit of field armor (that is, armor for battle) usually weighs between 45 and 55 lbs. (20 to 25 kg), with the helmet weighing between 4 and 8 lbs. (2 to 4 kg)—less than the full equipment of a fireman with oxygen gear, or what most modern soldiers have carried into battle since the nineteenth century.
American imperialism is partly based on American exceptionalism, the idea that the United States is different from other countries because of its specific world mission to spread liberty and democracy.
Primary source is the firsthand experience and evidence of an event, where the any given information first appeared (initial report). The secondary source uses the first source in order to give its information (for example: document that analyzes primary source documents).
When analyzing historical event a researcher use a secondary source instead of a primary source because he uses the primary source as the imput information (facts, events, dates, names) in order to analyze them, connect them and explain them in his work.
3. huge economic gains were forthcoming