Who established the first schools in the Middle Ages?

What does it mean in the declaration of independence for cutting off our trade with all parts of the world

By the late 1930s, how were u.s. officials beginning to view japanese policies of expansion? a. they attempted to join forces with japan so as to increase u.s. territory. b. they warned them to stop expansionist actions or face potential u.s. intervention. c. they sent representatives to japan to work out territorial rights in a diplomatic fashion. d. they became fearful of their military power

Could anything have been done through compromise to stop it, or did it have to happen?