Lloyd’s of London was one of the first institutions to offer insurance to merchants and joint-trade companies. A major part of the insurance system involved people who agreed to take responsibility for the insured losses in return for a fee. What were these risk-takers known as?

How did the technology of the late 1800s affect the growth of cities? select one: a. cities were able to expand outward because of additions to railroads. b. electric streetcars enabled the wealthy city dwellers to move to the first suburbs. c. advances in steel and metal technology allowed for the development of the skyscraper, which allowed cities to grow upwards. d. all of these are correct.

Define the term universal male sufferage and give examples of when it affected the revolutions of 1848

What was the difference between bombing military targets in the united kingdom, and bombing the city of london? a. bombing a city kills lots of innocent civilians, bombing a military target doesn't b. bombing military targets didn't force the u. k. to surrender, but bombing london did c. military targets were bombed by japan, while london was bombed by the nazis d. london was bombed before the u. s. entered the war; military targets were bombed afterward