I'm going to be honest that I'm not 100% sure with my answer but, one of the candidates had a lower popular vote (the people) and the other candidate had a higher electoral vote (the representive vote) and although the candidate didn't have the popular vote, they still won due to the electoral votes.
George III was King of Great Britain from 1760 to 1820. He was England's longest ruler before Queen Victoria, he is most well known for being the English King during the American Revolutionary War.
Answer: The Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) announced that the Thirteen Colonies would regard themselves as independent sovereign states, and were no longer under the British rule. The Declaration contended that <em>King George III had violated the agreement</em> between himself as a governor and the Americans as the governed. This targeted King George III as the primary reason for colonial discontent.
King George III never fully recovered from the loss of the American colonies.
The Space Race Begins. It is 1957 and the U.S. and the Soviet Union are locked into the Cold War. The Soviet Union has just launched the world's first satellite, Sputnik. Fearful of Soviet military control of space, the Americans quickly ready a rocket.
Answer:
Because of Trade and Technology
Explanation:
You have no power politically if you have no influence. It's like trying to keep the law without the police. America created the first submarines, iron-clad ships, and had a powerful navy before but they had to take it apart since they ran out of money. They were very powerful in the 20th century and became a world super power because of trade with the Allies in the first world war. Using the money, they improved the military and technology. That is why the USA has so much influence.