Jennifer Podemski calls the arrival of Europeans "the inciting incident in the creation of Canada and the story we're living today." An inciting incident is sometimes described as the moment the problem begins and in other times as the event that begins the plot. Which definition, do you think, she means to use here? Explain your reasoning.

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?

What are some american advantages that led to victory in the revolutionary war?

The country japan fought during the sino-japanese war of 1894-1895 was