The British expanded their territory
I believe it was the Stock Market Crash of 1929
The History of the Standard Oil Company<span> is a 1904 book by journalist</span>Ida Tarbell<span>. It is an exposé about the Standard Oil Company, run at the time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, the richest figure in American history.
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Nothing could have prevented the autumn of Rome. to place it in perspective, the Roman Empire lasted an extended time by any standard. The Romans were as brutal as their times but they were excellent administrators, builders, and their army was first rate (the navy, not so much) right up to the bitter end.