What happened when Sweden changed driving sides? Traffic lights had to be reversed, road signs changed, intersections redesigned, lines on the road repainted, buses modified, and bus stops moved. A massive PR campaign was conducted to reconcile the public to the change and educate them about how it would be implemented. Why did Sweden changed …
Percentage of helmet owners in 15th century Europe
Were peasants allowed to own swords? Since in most regions swords were regarded as “weapons of war” (as opposed to the dagger, for example), peasants and burghers, not belonging to the “warrior class” of medieval society, were forbidden to carry swords. What was the most common type of medieval helmet? In the early middle ages …
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With what weapons were the towers of the Bastille armed?
What weapons were in the Bastille? On July 12, royal authorities transferred 250 barrels of gunpowder to the Bastille, and Launay brought his men into the massive fortress and raised its two drawbridges. At dawn on July 14, a great crowd armed with muskets, swords, and various makeshift weapons began to gather around the Bastille. …
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Was mortality higher on French slave ships and if so, why?
Why did slaves have a high mortality rate? The combination of lower living standards, greater exposure, heavier labor, and poorer medical care gave slaves a higher mortality rate than whites. In 1860, 3.5 percent of the slaves and 4.4 percent of the Whites were over sixty. Why was there such a high death rate during …
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How did contemporaries view the Byzantine Empire during the 11th century?
What happened to the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century? In the 11th century the empire experienced a major catastrophe in which most of its heartland territory in Anatolia was lost to the Seljuk Turks following the Battle of Manzikert and ensuing civil war. What did contemporaries call the Byzantine Empire? The terms “Byzantine Empire” …
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Why was most of Europe against communism right from the start?
Why did communism fall in Europe? The collapse of the Berlin Wall was the culminating point of the revolutionary changes sweeping East Central Europe in 1989. Throughout the Soviet bloc, reformers assumed power and ended over 40 years of dictatorial Communist rule. The reform movement that ended communism in East Central Europe began in Poland.9 …
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Who was the richest person in the world at the start and end of WW2?
Who was the richest person during ww2? By half decade Year Name 1930 Andrew Mellon 1935 1940 Henry Ford 1945 Who was the richest man in the world in 1940? Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII was the world’s richest man in the 1930s and the 1940s, with a wealth of over $2 Billion. …
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When was the british rail strike when the workers fought by following the regulations?
When did the rail strike start? The most recent rail strikes took place on February 1 and 3, when train drivers from the Aslef union walked out at 15 different companies. What happened during the great railroad strike of 1877? More than 100,000 workers participated in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, at the height …
Why didn’t Asian countries expand and trade with Europe?
Which Asian countries did not accept European traders? Nepal. Nepal lost about one-third of its territory to the British East India Company’s much larger armies in the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814–1816 (also called the Gurkha War). However, the Gurkhas fought so well and the land was so rugged that the British decided to leave Nepal …
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Why did Bakht Khan switch sides in Indian War of Independence 1857?
What was the role of Bakht Khan in the revolt of 1857? During the Indian rebellion of 1857, general Bakht Khan served as a commander-in-chief in the region of the state Delhi of the Indian independent forces. He worked against the East India Company. General Bakht Khan was born in 1797 and died in 1859. …
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