The travels of marco polo focused on the exploration of marco polo in which part of the world? a) asia b) north america c) south america d) africa

an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.

i believe the correct answer is b.

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”