Well Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Otoman Empire were all known as the central powers because most of them were in the centre of Europe.
Communism is the idea of everyone being equal no private businesses, free healthcare free school etc everything is owned by the state it is a great idea that will never work because of peoples greed to want more and more. There are also problems and concerns with corruption as the businesses etc are all state owned
Capitalism is an idea that the countries/states economy is controlled by private businesses for profit rather than by the state. Which is currently how the US works.
I didn't put much details into the answer because I wanted it to be swift and not confusing I just outlined the basic idea of the two systems if you need more info let me know.
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Mercantilism: a political program by the state to encourage it's economic power.
example: France, Colbert; protecting French industries against foreign competitors.
The railroads at the turn of the twentieth century in the United States had huge influence in the country's demographics, economy, travel...
Once the railroads were in function, they enabled the people to move very easily and quickly over long distances. This led to the mass movement of people towards the western part of the country, where new towns and eventually large cities started to develop.
A reason for the movement of the people and the demographic change was not just the fact that it was much easier for travel, but also because the trade and transport of goods was much easier. That led to the quick economic development of the newly inhabited regions, which in turn attracted more and more people.
