The activities that most demonstrated Americans' belief in Manifest Destiny occurred during the 19th century, while thousands of settlers moved west and displaced thousands of natives.
The 2008 recession/financial crises one of the worst of its kind in a generation. Major economies including the United States and the UK suffered a period of recession, consistent low-growth, rising unemployment and many businesses closing down.
A 10-member committee called the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission was setup by the US government to study the causes of the recession, in the hopes that a future similar crisis could be prevented.
In 2011, the committee released their findings and pointed out the two major reasons for the crisis:
1. The basic reason for the crises as the Collapse of the housing market.
2. Which in turn was fueled by toxic mortgages, low-interest and easy credit available to everyone and minimal regulation.
The report also pointed out vast problems of corporate governance, lack of government will and unpreparedness.
Answer: thousands and thousands
Explanation:
Correct answer: B) Voters lost faith in the Republican Party’s handling of Reconstruction.
Grant had granted positions in his administration to people he thought he could rely on, rather than choosing them based on their merits and qualifications. The poor governance and scandals included members of his cabinet as well as other government agencies. There is no relationship to the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, as that project was nearly complete already when Grant took office as president. (His presidential term began March 4, 1869. The Transcontinental Railroad was completed May 10, 1869.)
Reform movements began to appear in response to the corruption in the Grant administration, not only in the Democratic Party, but also among Republicans. The Liberal Republicans were a faction that split from Republican Party in 1872, to oppose the reelection of Grant.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A. All of the following were true about Alfred Thayer Mahan except his legacy was achieved through his writings, not his military service. He <span>was a </span>United States Navy admiral<span>, </span>geostrategist<span>, and </span>historian<span>, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century.</span>
