Which was a major reason for establishing the nations new capital o the potomac river between maryland and virginia ? a) the site was centrally located between the northern and southern states. b) no state wanted the nations capital within its borders, so unclaimed land was needed c) the city of washington was already a thriving port on established trade routes. d)the site was easy to defend because of the high mountains surrounding it.

After world war one, how did the allied countries hope to keep germany from becoming too powerful again?

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u.s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.

How did european immigration shift in the 1890s