When was it required to be born in the U.S. to be President? Eligibility challenges Every president to date was either a citizen at the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 or born in the United States; of the former group, all except one had two parents with citizenship in what would become the U.S. …
What was the Seven Years War called at first?
the French and Indian WarFrench and Indian War (1754-63). What was the Seven Years War originally called? the French and Indian War The Seven Years’ War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, officially begins when England declares war on France. However, fighting and skirmishes between England and France had …
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Did ancient Egyptian women have legal equality with men?
Women in ancient Egypt had some special rights other women did not have in other comparable societies. They could own property and were, at court, legally equal to men. Did Egyptian women have equal rights with men? Ancient Egyptians (women and men) were firmly equal. Interestingly, ancient sources indicate that women were qualified to sue …
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How does Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to Historiography?
How did Upton Sinclair impact history? Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and social crusader from California, who pioneered the kind of journalism known as “muckraking.” His best-known novel was “The Jungle” which was an expose of the appalling and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry. Why was Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle important? The Jungle, …
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Did the USSR pledge support to Czechoslovakia before the Munich Agreement?
Did Soviet Union want to help Czechoslovakia? The Soviet Union announced its willingness to come to Czechoslovakia’s assistance. Beneš, however, refused to go to war without the support of the Western powers. What happened before the Munich Agreement? Before the Munich Agreement, Hitler’s determination to invade Czechoslovakia on 1 October 1938 had provoked a major …
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Did a Japanese medieval castle withstand US battleship fire during the Pacific War?
How did the Japanese protect their castles from fire? Features of Japanese Castles Apart from the stone walls, Japanese castle buildings were built of wood making them particularly prone to fire. White plaster-covered mud walls were the preferred method of protection from fire. How were Japanese castles defended? Most of the Japanese castles that still …
Treatments for the Plague
Antibiotics such as streptomycin, gentamicin, doxycycline, or ciprofloxacin are used to treat plague. Oxygen, intravenous fluids, and respiratory support are usually also needed. People with pneumonic plague must be kept away from other patients and isolation procedures will be followed in the hospital. What is the best treatment for the plague? Gentamicin and fluoroquinolones are …
What did Pol Pot expect to gain from his raid against Ba Chuc Vietnam in April 1978?
What did Pol Pot want? Pol Pot transformed Cambodia into a one-party state called Democratic Kampuchea. Seeking to create an agrarian socialist society that he believed would evolve into a communist society, Pol Pot’s government forcibly relocated the urban population to the countryside to work on collective farms. Why did Vietnam overthrow the Khmer Rouge …
System of Government where the Same Family Cannot Inherit
What kind of government is ruled by the heirs of one family? Hereditary monarchy A hereditary monarchy is a form of government and succession of power in which the throne passes from one member of a ruling family to another member of the same family. What is the alternative to primogeniture? The alternative to primogeniture …
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Who first coined the name “Wahhabi”?
WahhabismWahhabismWahhabism (Arabic: ٱلْوَهَّابِيَةُ, romanized: al-Wahhābiyyah) is a Sunni Islamic revivalist and fundamentalist movement associated with the reformist doctrines of the 18th-century Arabian Islamic scholar, theologian, preacher, and activist Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ( c. 1703–1792). Where does Wahhabism come from? In fact, Wahhabism, a revivalist movement that grew out of the Hanbali school, is a …