PL ANSWER The "Powder Keg of Europe" refers to
a) Russia
b) Germany
c) Serbia
d) Italy

Balkans

Explanation:

refers to the Balkans in the early part of the 20th century preceding World War I

workers of lowell mills were greatly benefited for the waltham type of work which was more a paternalist kind, trying to protect the integrity of this little girls coming from small farmers and providing an adequate place of work, this in an effort to avoid the issues of bad place conditions and immorality that the people in bigger industrialized cities of great britain were experimenting.

north east because it has more forest