In response to the corruption and favoritism in city governments, the was passed in 1883, establishing a merit system for employment in the government.

The segments shown below could form a triangle.

For in this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

The decision to annex hawaii was a controversial one