The best answer would be that "<span>The GNP rose dramatically and the United States changed from a debtor nation to a creditor nation" but the middle class definitely improved as well.</span>
Babylon, pretty interesting art drawings of it
Clovis was the first Germanic Ruler to convert , becoming an ally of the Roman Catholic Church
Trenches were dug in a zigzag pattern so that if an enemy entered the trench, he could not fire straight down the line. ... The main trench lines were connected by communicating trenches, allowing for the movement of messages, supplies, and soldiers and were lined with barbed wire.