Why did Europeans want land in Africa and India?

The major impact third parties have on presidential elections has been to.. a. encourage larger vote turnout b. recruiter leader from the democratic and republican party to run for president c. generate increased party identification among the electorate d. developing issues that are later adopted by the major political parties e. drawn off of votes from the major parties to throw election into the house representatives

Which situation would be more likely to occur in the modern era than in earlier periods of human history

Why did new england colonies develop the whaling timber harvesting and shipbuilding industries