<span>Let’s
start with the Cardinal first. Richelieu was a talented statesman and
politician, and as Chief Minister of the king (Louis XIII at that time) he
consolidated royal power at the expense of the nobles, and made France a strong
centralized state. The King Louis XIV, basically, followed the Cardinal’s
footsteps and went further by housing most of them in the Versailles Palace. In
addition, the king used entertaining, impressing, and domesticating them with
extravagant luxury to keep a close eye and a heavy heel on the aristocracy.</span>
The Battles of Lexington and Concord happened on April 19th of 1775. On that day British troops were sent to confiscate weapons and were attacked by American militia. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are famous for being “The Shot Heard Around The World” and the battle that started or “ignited” the American Revolutionary War.
Answer: all of the above
Increased globalization has been possible, because (in the words of New York Times journalist, Thomas Friedman) the world has become flatter. Thus, due to technological advances and reduction of barriers companies have increasingly become
