It could be said that "history is what the present chooses to remember about the past."
given the fact that the audience will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures portrayed in the story,
(a) does the film "midway" improve the viewer's understanding of the historical events?
(b) why or why not? be specific--you nee at least 2 sentences.

answer: karl marx, max weber, and emile durkheim (the fourth could be considered georg simmel)

explanation:

not sure might be he acquired the entire oregon territory from great britain

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