<em>Elizabeth</em> <em>the First</em> promoted the English Empire by sponsoring the English Exploration.
Many women acted as nurses for the wounded in WWI front lines. Most were not allowed to combat, but they could fill roles in other occupations such as the U.S. Army's Signal Corps. and as marine and naval yeomen.
Italy is shaped like a boot that make it good location because a lot of cities were on the water, and cities were a perfect place to sell or trade goods. Hope it help!