In the 17th and 18th centuries, enlightenment philosophers preached that people had the ability to reason and did not need the guidance of a monarch. a new concept began to develop when people of common backgrounds or belief systems united with the goal of creating a perfect government. what is the name for the group pride that was birthed from enlightenment reasoning?

d. japan's attack on pearl harbor

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.