President Donald Trump on Thursday, March 1, announced that his administration planned to impose a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminum. His argument was rooted in the notion that other countries' trade practices have undermined U.S. production and could potentially compromise national security at home.
While protectionists and free trade advocates erupted into a fierce debate, the stock market tumbled. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 420 points, or 1.68%, on Thursday, the S&P 500 lost 1.33% and the Nasdaq declined 1.27%.
It's important, then, to know how important steel and aluminum are to the U.S. economy.
After all, as much as 55% of a car's total weight comes from steel, according to the World Steel Association. Roughly 50% of steel use goes toward buildings and infrastructure. And about 16% of steel goes toward making mechanical equipment.
It was mainly the construction of railroads that helped cities thrive in the 1800s, while it was mostly the invention of the television that <span>had the most significant impact on the rise of mass entertainment in the late nineteenth century</span>.
A money economy begin to replace the barter economy in the high middle ages because : B. as trade expanded to cover greater distances, a unit of exchange became more important
It was primarily "Valley Forge, Pennsylvania" that served as the headquarters for General Washington’s troops during the winter of 1777-1778, which was an incredibly brutal winter in which many people died of exposure.
Answer:
Correct answer is agriculture
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Explanation:
Hunting is not correct as this is a characteristic of first tribal communities, that weren't producing their own food, but gathered and hunted. That is why also gathering is not correct.
Herding is also not correct because it is a characteristic of animal husbandry.
Correct answer is agriculture as people in agrarian civilizations are improving their agriculture technologies.
