Why did scientists think the world was experiencing global cooling between the 1940s and 1970sa. pollution was blocking sunlight b. pollution was trapping heat in the atmosphere c. winter's were the longest and coldest since the last ice aged. biodiversity was declining

He dutch west india company wanted to establish a colony in north america to expand its trading empire. enjoy religious freedom. encourage catholics to leave holland. form a representative democracy.

The platt amendment of 1901 forbade cuba from entering into any treaties that would allow undue foreign involvement in cuban affairs. this law was passed after the spanish-american war to make sure that european nations weren’t going to get involved with cuba. 1, why might the platt amendment be considered ironic? 2, what reasons would the united states have for not wanting european influence in cuba?

What effect did the enclosure acts have on people’s working lives? a. changes brought about by the acts prevented large farmers from taking lands from smaller farmers. b. small farmers could no longer work on common lands and had to move to cities for work. c. peasants started working on enclosed lands and soon became wealthy because of higher wages. d. landowners forced peasants to build roads and bridges as part of the new enclosure laws.