it means an act of asking for information. to investigate something
Answer:
As the leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution. ... He called for King Louis XVI to be put on trial for treason and won many enemies, but the people of Paris consistently came to his defense.
Explanation:
Tactically the Union Army was defeated in every major battle and engagement in the brutal Wilderness campaign.
The United States really didn't want to get involved in either of these wars, however the decision to enter WWII was far easier since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. After WWI, the Us become havily isolationist, while after WWII they were forced to be more engaging since the Col War was underway.