The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century. The violent revolution marked the end of the Romanov dynasty and centuries of Russian Imperial rule. During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the tradition of csarist rule. The Bolsheviks would later become the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
The 16th century saw the origins of the scientific revolution in Europe especially centred in the Rennaisance in Italy. Economically this was a response to the burgeoning trade in the Mediterranean between Italian ports and Middle Eastern and North African countries and under the tutelage of rich powerful families like the Medicis and also the transition from feudalism of the Middle Ages to the nascent capitalism in Europe. The geocentric theory of the earth was challenged by Galileo (Italian )and Copernicus (Polish) as a result of the intellectual foment brought in with capitalism. In mining, Georgius Agricola, who was trained as a physician began first-hand investigation of underground mines in the Erzgebirge Mts of Bohemia and wrote the treatise on this called De Re Metallica which was the authority on such mining/milling techniques for 200 years after. This was made possible by the personal investigation of the mines and discussion with the miners and mine managers which was a big break from the classical scholars who often merely speculated on things.
The National Labor Relations Board is an important organization that supervises labor union representation elections
under the National Labor Relations Act that was enacted in 1935. Of
1468 conclusive representation elections 59% resulted in the union
wins. So the correct answer would be b.
The answer is - occupied with exploration.
While the Spanish still had problems with the Muslims and were giving their best to expel them, the Portuguese did not have problems of this type, so they were free to develop their economy and perform explorations. Because of the explorations Portugal made, they were able to find out new routes to the east, this meant free trade by their own terms, which led to increasing of the wealth of the country, and thus making it one of the most powerful countries in the world. Also because of their explorations, the Portuguese managed to get hold on to new territories and colonize them.
Answer:
The Octopus by Frank Norris ( C )
Explanation:
The octopus by Frank Norris dramatized the conflicts over land between the wheat farmers in the West ( San Joaquin valley )against the power monopolized southern and pacific railroad companies.
The dramatization by Frank Norris was expressed through the technique of literary naturalism when he wrote the novel. the conflicts were mainly over the used of lands belonging to the wheat farmers by the railroad companies for the construction and operation of the rail system transportation. The farmers wanted their land for the cultivation of wheat while the companies wanted the land for construction of rail lines .
