The statement is True.
After the Chinese Communist party came to power in 1948, Mao quickly began reforms to remove aspects of capitalism from the country.
He took aggressive measures against former land owning aristocracy and made sure all major economic aspects would be controlled by the government.
He wanted to develop a class-less society where everyone was equal, as a worker, both male and female.
For many years, everyone wore the same kind of clothes, drove bicycles and hardly anyone owned a car.
While, his achievements are both arguable and controversial, for a time, he did manage to create a complete socialist/<span>egalitarian society, albeit with a powerful political elite in the form of a communist party.</span>
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During the 19th century, America had a strong reluctance to become involved in other countries alliances and affairs. Isolationists in America argued that the US had a different philosophy than European countries and the US should defend freedom and democracy by not being involved in such things.
During the Spanish-American War, the US remained isolated and the country fought the war without alliances and without fighting in Europe. But the mindset started to change since the motto of freedom and democracy was substituted by the US bringing an empire in the Caribbean and in the Pacific - the US had influence in the Phillippines, Puerto Rico and Guam -.
President Roosevelt had the big stick policy, he believed that the US should export its values and become a global power. At the same time, he defended that the US should avoid conflicts. President Roosevelt ended the isolationism in the US and started the modern American philosophy of acting aggressively in foreign affairs even without the support of the Congress.
Lots of civil wars and the invasions of barbarians like the huns and other tribes brought down the empire since the senator could not get along and refused to fix the problem.
Answer:
B. The House Of Representatives
Explanation:
Answer:
Vicksburg was essential to controlling the Mississippi River.
Explanation:
The city of Vicksburg in Mississippi was one of the most important locations that would help determine who succeeds in the Civil War. And it was the desire to conquer this city that Lincoln famously declared as "the key".
Vicksburg was along the Mississippi River and also a major stronghold of the Confederate troops. The capture of this city would determine which way the War will sway. Abraham Lincoln considered it important because it was essential to the controlling of the Mississippi River.
Thus, the correct answer is the third option.
