How would i explain the word election to 5th graders

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.

The rise of advertising in the 1920s. i am good with seeing how advertisements shape the roaring twenties and how it developed a new way of life through modern days. but i am not sure what the details of advertising in the 1920s were. if possible can you send me links (preferrably credential links) to sources that maybe show like the first company to start advertising through the radio, how advertising benefits (statistics graphs), etc.

Which directions did the mongols travel as they swept across asia and europe