William H. Seward was the Secretary of State 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: The details provide examples of how France gradually became a place for worldwide trade.
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From the excerpt, it was written that there was a smart count in the Champagne region of France which helped in guaranteeing the safety of any merchant that came to trade at the markets. 
With the passage of time, the fairs flourished and then became the one place where Europeans could buy and sell products from the surrounding world. Therefore, this showed that France gradually became a place for worldwide trade. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
life expectancies are higher due to medical advances (we can 3D print organs now!!) 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Anarchism and the Bolshevik revolution in Russia with the spread of socialism.
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