Why the city of Carthage in North Africa was a main target of conquest for the Romans

What does the quote describe? “the closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us….the shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.”

What was one major cause of worldwide conflict during the first decade of the 21st century?

How did the grooms national product (gnp) of the united states change between 1940 and 1944