Between 1347 and 1352, the Black Death killed more than 20 million people
in Europe. This was one-third or more of Europe’s population.1
The plague
began in Asia and spread to Europe on trading ships.
Increasing trade between European countries and their colonies contributed to the development of "capitalism," since it became far easier for firms and people to profit from sales.
Rigaudon is in duple meter
The idea of manifest destiny was the belief that people were destined for expansion across Northern America.
Democrats scorched the Republican administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower for allowing the United States to fall so far behind the communists. Eisenhower responded by speeding up the U.S. space program, which resulted in the launching of the satellite Explorer I on January 31, 1958. The “space race” had begun.
