Why do natural resources and commodities play such a major role in government policy, economics, and international relations?

Pls ! urgent! the genocide in the ottoman empire and cambodia could both be described as government-supported massacres. government-supported methods for increasing tension. government-sponsored economic depressions. government-led actions to prevent civil war.

What are the reasons that some europeans moved and began colonizing the new world? select all that apply: options: better economic opportunities. some were escaping religious persecution. attempting to increase their wealth, despite the hardships and risks. the new world was safer and more secure than the old world.

Concerns about the environment prompt congress to pass a $1 surcharge tax on each gallon of gasoline. which statement best describes the impact of such a tax