<span>Competition over wealth and resources--under the theory of mercantilism it was believed there was a limited amount of wealth in the world and power was given to the country that held the most wealth.
Power and wealth are connected under the mercantilism theory. If there is only so much wealth in the world and a country must hold the most wealth to have the most power, then countries would be willing to fight each other for wealth. During the late 15th and early 15th centuries, this theory drove European countries to create colonies and trade connections with Asian Empires. In doing this they believed they were gaining power through the wealth of land and resources.</span>
The Lusitania was carrying about 173 tons of war munitions for Britain, which the Germans cited as further justification for the attack
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Correct answers are first two options:
The living conditions for the wealthy were safer and healthier than the housing of the common people.
Wealthy people had more power than common people and slaves.
Explanation:
Wealthy people were living luxurious life, had their own slaves, had the possibility to educate themselves, were not living in a crowded places. Those were mostly patricians.
Wealthy people were usually members of political bodies, such as Senate, they had money to bribe politicians also, owned a lot of lands...
Common people were living in small houses with not so much furniture. Their life was far from perfect.
Most of the people in Rome were divided into members of higher class - patricians and of the lower class - plebeians. Of course, we also had slaves who were deprived of all of their rights.
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<h3>Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.</h3>
Explanation:
- The theme for the 2021 National History Day is "Communication in History: The Key to Understanding". Every year a new theme is chosen by the NHD committee for researchers, teachers, historians and students to engage in historical research.
- The 2021 NHD theme provides a <u>platform for students and researchers to question the importance of exchange of information and interaction among people</u>. It also gives them an <u>opportunity to understand and explore the various ways of communication and how communication have changed the history if mankind.</u>
- The <u>transition and development in modes of communication, the introduction of newspapers, news channels, telephones, etc.,would all be emphasized to be studied under this theme.</u>
Germany was blamed for the war and as part of their punishment they were to pay back money to all the countries involved. The thought was that this would discourage them from every attempting anything like what had ocurred (WWI). However, combined with a world-wide depression, this led to the rise of nationalism and Hitler.