United States control of Puerto Rico’s government with Puerto Ricans
becoming U.S. citizens after 1917; the Philippines providing a naval
base to guard U.S. trade in Asia, which in turn provided some
improvement in Filipino schools, roads, and healthcare.
It’s day 57 . I took the west trail yesterday. It was very hot and sticky , I’m headed to the mountains to see my family. The villagers sent me north because that’s the direction the mountains are in. I’ve made a new friend on my way, his name is Doug, he’s a Siberian husky, we’ve been through a lot , anyways I would say my overall experience is a 2/10. Next time I should take a horse
The central government. It possesses most of the decision making power and authority.
<span>Ayatollah Khomeini became the supreme religious leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, following many years of resistance to Shah Pahlavi. Following his appointment as Ayatollah, Khomeini worked to remove the Shah from power for his associations with the West. Upon the success of the revolution Ayatollah Khomeini was named religious and political leader of Iran for life.</span>
Settlers were not to go west of the Appalachian mountains. Further purchases from Indians of land to the east of that line were prohibited. The Indian territories west of the proclamation line would be under the authority of the military.
