Why did the united states act as an imperial power during the late 1800s

In italy, the distance between milan in the north and palermo,sicily, in the south is about 550 miles. in the united states, the distance betweenboston, massachusetts, and savannah, georgia, is about 900 miles. do you think the american revolutionaries of 1776 in the 13 colonies faced some of the same challenges as the patriots who struggled for italian unity in the 1860s?  

How did communism during the age of totalitarian control affect religion? a. citizens were permitted free practice of any religion. v. atheism became the official state policy. c. the government increased the number of russian orthodox churches in the country. d. catholicism became the official national religion

How many people lost their jobs when the minimum wage increased from $12 to $18?