A good starting point would be describing the Phoenicians. Saying who they were, when they rose and when they fell, etc. Then end the paragraph with "This is how this magnificent culture influenced Rome" then start your essay on how they influenced it with "The first way the Phoenicians influenced Rome is..."
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After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms
This plan is known as the Open Door Policy.
This idea was introduced by Secretary of State John Hays in 1899. The goal of this plan was to ensure that all nations had the ability to trade with China. Even though this plan referred to the ability of all nations to trade with China, the real reason behind its development was the fear of the US government being blocked out of trading with China by European countries.