System in which people have their own government, but the home country has final say in important matters.

the first settlements began along the huang river because of the importance of the huang river in the beginning of china. it goes back to the story, “the tale of emperor yu”, which references the tale of the great flood, which was caused by the huang river and was believed to create and influence china’s making.

stewards ice box was the purchase of alaska from russia and it was called that because people thought it was not a good idea to purchase alaska