The United States become a global power following the conclusion of WWII. It helped create and oversea international institutions and alliances, such as the United Nations and NATO. It took a more active role in the affairs of countries around the world, and maintained a huge military, rather than downsizing after the war ended.
These actions helped to ensure peace in Europe, but also led to many interventionist wars around the world, such as Vietnam, Iraq, and Korea. It has also led to the United States being in serious debt, largely due to our intense military obligations.
<span>A.
It included territory on five different continents.
- not true! only 3 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe
B.
It stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
- this is true! it touched the Atlantic in today's Portugal and the Red Sea in Egypt!
C.
It covered all of Central and Eastern Europe.
- it didn't reach that far
D.
It encompassed all of Africa and most of Asia. </span>- definitely not, it covered only the northern tip of Africa and only a small part of Asia.
From about 1000 - 1400 CE, the Pueblo people c.<span> constructed advanced irrigation systems. This was during the 300-year drought called the Great Drought. Because of this, farmers were able to develop several farming techniques to lessen their use of water in agriculture. One of the developments were irrigation systems.</span>
