Unlike the trade routes of the classical era, the internet does not:
a. enable people to conduct business outside of their local area.
b. facilitate communication and cultural exchange over great distances.
c. originate from a central capital of a specific civilization.
d. allow people from different ethnic groups to interact with one another.

By the end of the 1800s, there was a change in the nature of the immigrants coming to the united states. immigration from northern europe—england, ireland, germany, and scandinavia—declined, while immigration from italy, russia, and austria-hungary grew. in fact, between 1900 and 1910, more than three-fourths of all immigrants came from these three countries. unfortunately, these countries were far removed england, the home of our founders, and the immigrants who came from them had a hard time adjusting to life in their new country.