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Select the two items that do not illustrate why germans immigrated to america. continual warfare among the many german states religious persecution of the protestant peasants being faced with economic ruin heavy taxation and seizure of property by the warring factions being forbidden to ship their dairy products, linens, and woolens to english markets

Which of these belongs to the united states after the spanish american war ?

Which group was responsible for determining the borders of african colonies and later countries