Answer: Vampire diaries, I've personally seen the clocktower in the show (it's in Georgia btw)
12% of the world is malnourished or starving.
Maria has already opened the business, she has moved past the seed and development stage and has moved into the startup phase. This of course can share elements with the growth and development phase, but given that she is initiating hiring employees and the question does not mention expansion, she is in the startup phase.
(1) The United States wouldn't interfere in the internal affairs of or the wars between European powers; (2) The United States wouldn't interfere with existing colonies and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere; (3) The Western Hemisphere was closed to future colonization; (4) Any attempt by a European power to oppress or control any nation in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as a hostile act against the United States.
it was the reduction of nuclear weapons
