Chronicles of the Past
During World War I and World War II, Switzerland maintained armed neutrality, and was not invaded by its neighbors, in part because of its topography, much of which is mountainous. How did Switzerland stay neutral in ww2? The neutral states of World War II — among them Switzerland, Sweden and Portugal — composed their neutrality …
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The capital of Poland was moved to Warsaw in 1595 for geographic reasons. King Sigismund III Vasa moved his court from Kraków to Warsaw in 1596. This move was mainly made due to its central location between the Commonwealth’s capitals of Kraków and Vilnius. Why was the Polish capital moved from Kraków to Warsaw? According …
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Germany was the last of the Central Powers to sue for peace. The Armistice with Germany was agreed to come into effect at 11am to allow time for the news to reach combatants. However, fighting continued in several places during and after that time, including on the Western Front. What was the Central Powers goal …
What caused division between North and South Korea? Since U.S. policy toward Korea during World War II had aimed to prevent any single power’s domination of Korea, it may be reasonably concluded that the principal reason for the division was to stop the Soviet advance south of the 38th parallel. Why did North Korean economy …
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Most historians attribute the execution order to the government in Moscow, specifically Vladimir Lenin and Yakov Sverdlov, who wanted to prevent the rescue of the Imperial family by the approaching Czechoslovak Legion during the ongoing Russian Civil War. What did Lenin do to the Romanovs? Fearing that the White army would free the tsar, the …
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What religion was first in America? Catholicism first came to the territories now forming the United States just before the Protestant Reformation (1517) with the Spanish conquistadors and settlers in present-day Florida (1513) and the southwest. How did religion begin in America? Religion in the United States began with the religions and spiritual practices of …
Is Crusader Kings 3 map accurate? Crusader Kings is not meant to be a wholly accurate record of the medieval world. Certainly, accuracy is attempted wherever possible and where it does not interfere with game design and balance. But, ultimately total accuracy is often simply impossible. There is insufficient evidence. Are all characters in Crusader …
Why are citizens of Washington DC not given voting representation in Congress? The Constitution grants each state voting representation in both houses of the United States Congress. As the federal capital, the District of Columbia is a special federal district, not a state, and therefore does not have voting representation in Congress. Why were the …
What was the major decision of Brown v Board of Education? In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the “separate but equal” principle set forth …
Why did Aldrich Ames betray? Ames thought the divorce might bankrupt him, and later said that this financial pressure was what had first led him to consider spying for the Soviet Union. What was Aldrich Ames punishment? He had spied for the Russians for nearly a decade. Aldrich Ames and his wife both pled guilty …