Gupta Empire:
Expanded trade with Europe, China.
Made great cultural advancements.
Used the modern numbering system.
Invented standardized weight system.
Mauryan Empire:
United India for the first time.
Ruled by Ashoka.
Used army to conquer large territory.
Lasted only about 100 years.
Hope that helps.
They wanted to show that they had control over the territory where they set up blockades that isolated the West as act of strength on their part.
The u-2 spy incident increased the tension between the two nations and helped escalate the Cold War.U-2 flights were a voliation of soviet territory and risked a violent soviet response. Hope this helped:)
According to Eisenhower, Japan's trading business will be in danger if Communism expanded to Asia.
Japan relied on countries in South East Asia to buy their resources that they use in their production. If these countries (such as thailand, Indonesia, and myanmar) falls to communists, Japan will be imposed a heavy tariff to acquire their normal amount of materials.
