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- The Soviet Union wanted to gain access to build bases on warm-water ports (ports that do not freeze over in the winter) for easy access to the ocean.
- The Soviet Union wanted to gain new territory for expansion of communism throughout the world.
- The Soviet Union desired to increase its influence by surrounding itself with satellite nations that could prove beneficial for military and economic gain.
Explanation:
The Soviet Union had a lot of land mass that bordered the Arctic ocean and other areas in the Soviet Union were quite cold as well which led the Soviets to desire a warm water port that they could use to access the ocean more effectively.
The also wanted to spread communism around the world and so desired territory to do so.
Finally, the Soviet Union wanted to increase its influence so it surrounded itself with Satellite states such as those in the Warsaw Pact and Soviets in the Soviet Union.
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home owners pay PROPERTY TAXES
workers pay INCOME TAXES
businesses are required to pay CORPORATE TAXES
took on edge.
So they have something to rely on
Zheng He in the early 1400s led the largest exploration with seven voyages into the Indian Ocean which demonstrated the Chinese marine technology and navigation. First, he went from South China through the Indian Ocean to be recognized and get gifts from other rulers. His voyages had no intentions of conquering or colonizing but were ready to apply military force to anyone who disrespected him i.e., towards the end of his voyage he met pirates in Sumatran port whom he fought and killed 5,000 and took the leader to be beheaded in China. Other voyages include excursions to Hormuz, Arab port at the Persian Gulf, and the coast of East Arica where he carried giraffes ad skins. On his seventh and final voyage (1431 to 1433) he is believed to have died and gotten burried off the coast of India.
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This term was coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in their book The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, published in 1873. The term refers to the gilding of a cheaper metal with a thin layer of gold. Historians view the Gilded Age as a period of rapid economic, technological, political, and social transformation.
