Why do reviewers research the original purpose and historical background of a work?

After world war i, how did the allied countries hope to keep germany from becoming too powerful again? question 5 options: united states took over german military bases. germany was not allowed to have a large army or navy. germany was allowed to keep its colonies. germany did not have to pay any war debts to the allied countries.

Eter lives in a beautiful region. peter and other residents of his region use water from the river that flows through their region. recently, mark industries decided to set up their chemical plant near that river. peter realized that the waste from the chemical plant would pollute the river. he decided to seek a legal ordinance that would restrict the use of land near that river for specific use only. which type of zoning will peter and his region?

What does the term mandate” mean in terms of civil rights and liberties?