Generally speaking, the Industrial Revolution inspired a "heightened" interest in Africa by European nations, since they looked to Africa to acquire most of their natural resources.
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In April 1881, McCarty was tried for and convicted of Brady's murder, and was sentenced to hang in May of that year. He escaped from jail on April 28, killing two sheriff's deputies in the process and evading capture for more than two months.
Japan becoming an imperial power by establishing footholds in Taiwan and Korea.
Answer: Option 3.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Japan became an imperial power in the nineteenth century. The major reason and the factor of Japan becoming an imperial power was the war of the Sino-Japan. The war showed the power of Japan and increased it's influence because of which it could become an imperial power.
The treaty of Portsmouth, which led to the end of the Sino-Japan war, recognized Japan as a power. Because of this it had gained a territorial foothold in Manchuria. By 1910, it was able to officially annex Korea also which it had controlled de facto since the year 1905.
I am pretty sure that the answer is A.
The main way in which the rise of labor unions shaped relations among workers, big business, and government is that they gave far more power to the workers, who were able to pressure their companies into giving them better hours and working conditions--often with the help of the government.
