Chronicles of the Past
Can you travel from UK to France without a passport? You need a valid passport to travel between the UK and the EU. When did passports start UK? 1.1 The passport first made its appearance in the reign of Henry V in the form of a ‘safe conduct’. The Privy Council granted passports from at …
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What do you mean by confirmed? to approve someone or something officially by formal agreement: His appointment has not been confirmed by the Senate. When it is confirm or confirmed? If you confirm an arrangement or appointment, you say that it is definite, usually in a letter or email or on the phone. If someone …
Why did the East German economy fail? There were several reasons behind the backward economic situation in East Germany. While large sums had been poured into West Germany, especially by the United States, the Soviet Union not only put nothing into the economy of its zone but actually took out large amounts in reparations and …
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The 3 Vatican Secret Rooms you can see are: The Bramante Staircase. The Room of the Masks (also known as the Cabinet of the Masks) The Niccoline Chapel (also known as the Chapel of Nicholas V) Is there a secret passage from the Vatican? Passetto di Borgo: The Hidden Papal Escape Route To the …
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How social media is used to manipulate your mind? They compare you with other people with similar profiles, The algorithms –’intelligent,’ but blind –, experiment with ways to use this information to modify your behavior so you will do what they want. What they usually want is for you to respond for an ad for …
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What crops did the ancient Romans grow? Many different things were grown in the Roman countryside, but the most commonly grown crops reflected their diet. This included grains such as wheat, barley, and spelt, which were used for making bread, as well as grapes for wine and olives for oil. What foods are produced in …
What books were banned during World War 2? Artifacts include books banned during this time period, such as Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, and Karl Marx’s Das Kapital. How many Latvians fought for Germany in ww2? 180,000 Latvian men Latvian soldiers fought on both sides of the …
How did the government lead to the fall of the Roman Empire? Economic problems, government corruption, crime and private armies, and the rise of Julius Caesar as emperor all led to its eventual fall in 27 BCE. Rome’s continued expansion resulted in money and revenue for the Republic. What happened to the government during the …
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What is it called when one culture influences another? Acculturation is often tied to political conquest or expansion, and is applied to the process of change in beliefs or traditional practices that occurs when the cultural system of one group displaces that of another. What is cultural relativism vs ethnocentrism? Ethnocentrism compares other cultures by …
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What did Nixon do after he resigned? During nearly 20 years of retirement, Nixon wrote his memoirs and nine other books. He undertook many foreign trips, rehabilitating his image into that of an elder statesman and leading expert on foreign affairs. He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 18, 1994, and died four days later …