How did ww2 affect GDP? World War II was financed through debt and higher taxes, by the end of the war, U.S. gross debt was over 120% of GDP and tax revenue increased more than three times to over 20% of GDP. Although GDP growth skyrocketed to over 17% in 1942, both consumption and investment …
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The Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942 was intended to draw Axis forces away from the Eastern Front, thus relieving pressure on the hard-pressed Soviet Union. Did the Allies invade North Africa? The Allied landings in North Africa. An Anglo-American force lands in Morocco and Algeria in November 1942, and by the …
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What countries were part of the Western Roman Empire? These became the Western Empire which included Iberia, France, Southern Britain, Italy, North Africa and parts of Germany, and the Eastern Empire which included the Balkans, Turkey, the Levant and Egypt. Rome ceased to be the capital from the time of the division. What is a …
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When was death discovered? DNA analysis identified the individuals, dated to approximately 430,000 years ago, as early Neanderthals — our evolutionary cousins — or their ancestors. What is Freud’s death wish? in psychoanalytic theory, a conscious or unconscious wish that another person, particularly a parent, will die. According to Sigmund Freud , such wishes are …
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What did Lictors do? Lictors carried the fasces for their magistrate and were constantly in his attendance in public; they cleared his way in crowds and summoned and punished offenders for him. They also served as their magistrate’s house guard. What were Roman punishments? Whipping and fines were the most common punishments. Wooden shoes were …
Did the ancient Greeks fight each other? Sparta and Athens fought a long war, called the Peloponnesian War, from 431 to 404BC. Only the threat of invasion by a foreign enemy made the Greeks forget their quarrels and fight on the same side. Why did Greek communities fight each other? Some Greek settlements fought each …
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According to tradition, during his reign (c. 715–673 BCE) Numa revised the Roman republican calendar so that January replaced March as the first month. It was a fitting choice, since January was named after Janus, the Roman god of all beginnings; March celebrated Mars, the god of war. Why did the Romans add January and …
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Military brothels (German: Militärbordelle) were set up by Nazi Germany during World War II throughout much of occupied Europeoccupied EuropeGerman-occupied Europe refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly occupied and civil-occupied (including puppet governments) by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 and …
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The ancient Babylonians pressed the tips of their fingertips into clay to record business transactions. The Chinese used ink-on-paper finger impressions for business and to help identify their children. However, fingerprints weren’t used as a method for identifying criminals until the 19th century. What did ancient Chinese use inked fingerprints in? The Chinese were the …
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What was the Earth’s population in 1800? around 1 billion people Historical demographers estimate that around the year 1800 the world population was only around 1 billion people. This implies that on average the population grew very slowly over this long time from 10,000 BCE to 1700 (by 0.04% annually). What was the population of …
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