The united states had ties to many other economies in the world, when the U.S economy collapses in 1929, the world is sent into the depression, which Hitler used to his advantage, thus causing the raise of Fascism in the 30's thus resulting in WW2. Unemployment rates skyrocketed when the unemployment occured, banks failed, etc.
"Surrogate wars" also known as "proxy wars" are wars fought in a third country. The US and the Soviet Union were fighting each other in, for example, Afghanistan and Vietnam.
They preferred proxy wars, because they came without civilian victims of own population and without a distraction of the infrastructure of their own countries. In short, the two powers could compete militarily with each other without suffering the worst effects of the wars - this situation allowed them to try to defeat the other one without much risk to their own population.
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On April 2, 1792 the Mint act was passed.
Statements A. C. and D. are all actions that individuals/groups can take that affect government policies.
The ability to petition and assemble (mentioned in statements A and D) are two of the five freedoms guaranteed in the first amendment of the US Constitution. These actions, as long as they are peaceful, can help to bring awareness to issues that citizens find relevant.
Lobbying is another action citizens can take. This can include writing letters, asking for interviews, and developing deals. All of these actions can result in change of government policies.
The empires of Europe were looking to gain more power and resources so they set out to find new regions and to colonize those regions.