The Second Battle of Gaza was fought between 17 and 19 April 1917, following the defeat of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) at the First Battle of Gaza in March, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Mussolini was one of the founding members of facism which is a philosophy that supported a government focus on the military and invading weaker countries.
Al Capone sold alcohol and he made so much money because it was illegal at the time. This is when the Prohibition Act was in law and alcohol was in high (illegal) demand.
The correct option is "b. They speculated in the stock market."
The North American economy of the twenties was based on fragile pillars because, to a large extent, it was oriented to speculation. A substantial part of the business profits was not destined to improve productivity but to easy and fast businesses. The monetary surpluses went to the stock exchanges where low-priced stocks were acquired and sold as soon as their price was high.
From 1926 that economic model went into decline. The saturation of the market and the decrease in demand caused a decrease in industrial investment. The countryside was affected by an overproduction crisis and farmers suffered a substantial reduction in their profits. Speculation not only affected the stock market, it also extended to areas such as the second home: there were areas, such as Florida, that were the prey of an unprecedented real estate boom. The houses were bought and sold with the sole purpose of obtaining quick profits and their prices doubled or tripled in just a few months.
Answer:
Because the British had shown to be less agressive in their expansion efforts, even going as far as prohibiting American Colonists from colonizing territories of the Ohio country, which the British considered to be American Indian territory.
The American colonists on the other hand, were more aggressive because most of them were poor and needed land to grow and survive. This is why during Colonial America, they pushed further and further west into Native American territory, causing frequent conflicts with the Native Populations.
