Hello, so this a bit of a weird question: I am writing a thesis on the following prompt, but I need someone to create a counter argument point for me about the prompt:

Evaluate the extent to which railroads affected the process of empire building in Afro-Eurasia between 1860 and 1918.

I know you can find thesis’ on the internet about this prompt, but I need someone to specifically make a counter argument point that goes something along the lines of “railroads did not play a substantial role in empire building because...”

Thank you!

The theory of mercantilism holds that a nation's economic power comes from a a. enslave people b. become industrial c. willingness to explore d. favorable balance of trade

Plz which of the following provisions of the compromise of 1850 was designed to appeal to slave states? a. congress passed a strict fugitive slave law. b. the slave trade was banned in washington dc. c. texas agreed to give away some of its land so that the territory would be available for future states. d. california was admitted to the union as a free state.

Write about 50 words explaining whether or not this passage supports that explanation. in the introduction, you heard genghis khan’s explanation of why the mongols were successful conquerors in his time. the mongols were illiterate . . and perhaps no more than 700,000 in number. . they were herdsmen on the grassy plains north of the gobi desert, south of siberia’s forests. before the year 1200, the mongols were fragmented, moving about in small bands headed by a chief, or khan, and living in portable felt dwellings. the mongols endured frequent deprivations [hardships] and sparse areas for grazing their animals. they frequently fought over turf, and during hard times, they occasionally raided, interested in goods rather than bloodshed.