When you recite the pledge of allegiance you are promising to uphold american ideals and values and how to apply on a daily life.

What was the length to begin with?

It could be anything, recent improvements in technology/telecommunication/internet have increased the pace of globalization.generally, it has something to do with technology. globalization means that people around the world are brought together through technology which speeds things up. so maybe some of those options could be correct. : )

There were not many poor people in holland who were willing to move.