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Yes, most definitely. Food is a necessity for everyone, not just Americans, and most if not all people would conserve it if the circumstance needed them to. And energy? For us being Americans, we feel as though we need energy, it fuels every aspect of our everyday lives in a way, so yes. I sure would make sacrifices for both.
The renaissance movement is considered as an evolutionary bridge between the Middle Ages and renaissance period itself because they were considered to be precursors in terms of things which they thought, wrote and, also in the way how they artistically expressed themselves.
Social Darwinism argues that each nation and people rises and falls as their culture proves its inherent worth or lack thereof. This is proven and demonstrated by the cultural, political, and military expansion of the dominant societies and weakening and elimination of weaker societies. As a result, as Europe was ascendant, it had the right propagate its culture and remove inadequate cultures. Only the fittest societies should survive and it was deemed natural for superior nations to economically and politically dominate less-advanced nations. This policy of dominating less-advanced nations is imperialism.
Answer: Softened harsh punishments- People throughout the empire appreciated the peace and stability