With the fall of the soviet union in the 1990s, parts of the former soviet bloc became democratic states. how did this most affect international trade?
a. it added to the movement of jobs from developing to developed countries.
b. it encouraged communities to produce everything they needed close to home.
c. it increased the exchange of goods and services between those areas and the west.
d. it gave rise to frequent warfare between the newly independent nations.

the first phase of the government’s plan for settlement was building the transcontinental railroad. the railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. the transcontinental railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.

the second phase of the government’s plan was a liberal land distribution policy that made it possible for many people to homestead. with these two key elements—transportation and cheap land—the government rapidly achieved its goal of persuading people to move west, settle on farms, and push back the frontier.

sediment layers stop spreading when they reach a barrier or they run out of sedimentary material. lateral spreading is the movement of gently to steeply sloping, saturated soil deposits caused by earthquake-induced liquefaction. i hope this . : )