Answer:
taking on greater global responsibility
Explanation:
The World War II took place soon after the 1st World War. It started in the year 1939 and ended in the year 1945. Soon after the 2nd world war, the United States of America occupied Japan and then joined the NATO.
NATO was formed to provide collective securities to its member nations both politically and military security from the threat of other countries, especially form the Soviet Union.
The USA also helped to form the United Nations. It is a global organization that was formed after the world war and its main purpose is to maintain peace and freedom of all the countries globally.
Thus America took on a greater global responsibility in forming various global intergovernmental organization that helped to keep peace in the world.
The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, Belgium.
Yes, it is true that the progressive income tax was aggressively sought by the Populist Party, since they thought that this would free the common man from financial instability.
Franz Ferdinad was assassinated.