it means an act of asking for information. to investigate something
A) albatrosses
They are well known for their dancing
People used the telegraph to send messages via Morse Code. Which was a variation of taps on a small pad sending electronic pulses that would make a beeping sound. There would be someone on the other end that would listen to the pulses and write them down into words
First, they wanted to stay out, then they started to help England and France, and finally when Japan attacked they totally got involved.