History - May 2007

2007-05-01 05:39:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-01 05:32:06 · 3 answers · asked by shayes7541 2

I love to use the "History" section to answer questions and to seek knowledge about history. However, lately it seems as though it has become a site where teenagers want people to do their homework for them. By doing so, I think we aid and abet cheating. And don't give me the the "I only want to help" response, because these guys do not want help!! They want you to do their research and work. Anyone as annoyed as I am with this development on a site being so misused??

2007-05-01 05:30:07 · 6 answers · asked by No one 7

this treaty was in Europe before the second world war

2007-05-01 05:29:36 · 4 answers · asked by maakady 1

2007-05-01 05:22:05 · 8 answers · asked by SJ 1

Was Harry S. Truman and the United States justified in bringing the world to the brink of war over the control of Berlin, Germany?

2007-05-01 05:04:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-01 04:55:49 · 6 answers · asked by Kaity G 1

I read on Yahoo! News that a Kent State "victim" will be releasing a recording. But, there were no victims. Let's get it straight here: the rioters attacked the National Guardsmen, and the soldiers were forced to fire. I know a man who was paralyzed in the incident, and he says he shouldn't have done what he did. That wasn't a protest. It was a violent riot, in which buildings were burned down. As a resident of Ohio, I support what the soldiers did, even though I wasn't around at the time of the incident. Besides, it could have been worse. They could have used machine guns, and killed all of the rioters. Or used grenades, but they were merciful. I support peoples right to protest the government, but when it becomes violent, force must be used to break it up. My dad fought in Vietnam, and those people who protested called him all sorts of vile names. Those people were not Americans. They were terrorists.

2007-05-01 04:54:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-01 04:44:17 · 4 answers · asked by zach c 1

2007-05-01 04:38:52 · 2 answers · asked by zach c 1

Louis XVI was the French King at the time of the French Revolution.
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2: The Oath of the Tennis Court was significant because it showed that the deputies now considered themselves as a national constituent assembly and disregarded entirely the king.
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3: The Legislative Assembly, the Estates General, and the National Convention were all attempts by the French people to establish a government by the people.
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4: During the French Revolution, the King was hanged.
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5: After the Directory failed in France, Napoleon was the General poised to take over the government.
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6: Napoleon came to power as Emperor through a coup d’etat of the monarchy.
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7: When three consuls were to take the place of the five Directors, Napoleon’s first position in government was as First Consul.
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8: Napoleon then gained more power and declared himself the position Dictator of France.
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9: In the beginning of his reign, Napoleon had great successes in his conquests of Europe.
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10: The Russian winter was a struggle in Napoleon’s invasion of Russia that ultimately led to his defeat.
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2007-05-01 04:38:41 · 4 answers · asked by heather n 1

1: When did Franklin Roosevelt die?
Before Hitler's suicide, after the invasion of Normandy, and after the bombing of Hiroshima
Before Germany's surrender, before Hitler's suicide, and after the invasion of Normandy
After the invasion of Normandy, before the Japanese surrender, and before the liberation of France
Before the liberation of France, after Hitler's suicide, and after the Japanese surrender


2: Why did the Allies decide to continue the war in Europe until the Axis powers fully surrendered?
In order to capture the capital of the Axis powers
To take advantage of the toll that the Russian winter took on the German Army
To avoid a repeat of the confusion that clouded the settlement of World War I
To avoid having to negotiate with Japan


3: Why was Winston Churchill unsure about the Allied invasion of France?
He did not believe that the Allies would succeed in France.
He feared that attacking Europe from the west ould leave the east to the Communists.
He wanted to attack Germany first, and then attack German-occupied France.
He believed that attacking from eastern Europe would make Germany more vulnerable.


4: What was the first successful step in rescuing France from Germany?
The invasion of Paris on D-Day.
The forced surrender of Germans on their own soil.
FDR's re-election as president.
The invasion of Normandy on D-Day.


5: Who headed the new provisional government of France after the liberation?
President Jacques Chirac
The Nazi Fuhrer
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Charles de Gaulle


6: What was Germany's greatest weapon against the Allies invading from France?
V-2 rockets
The Blitzkrieg approach
Soldiers on bicycles
Guerrilla attacks


7: Which US general was credited with winning peace in Europe?
Eisenhower
de Gaulle
MacArthur
Truman


8: Along with the Philippines and Guam, which island did the US need to crush Japan's defenses in the Pacific?
Normandy
Papua New Guinea
Kamikaze
Iwo Jima


9: What new form of warfare did Japan against the US in the Pacific?
Atomic bombs
Navy ships
Kamikaze raids
Guerrilla attacks


10: What were the final acts that ended the war with Japan?
The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Attacking the "Big Ben" and capturing Iwo Jima
Capturing Guam and bombing HIroshima
Kamikaze raids and bombing HIroshima

2007-05-01 04:30:46 · 5 answers · asked by Morgan 1

It is a project in my U.S. History class.

2007-05-01 04:26:53 · 1 answers · asked by Javier A 1

there is this man who wheres a necklace that gives me the creeps . when i see him i think he is a klan, I may be wrong .its A star of some sort but not the star of david I know that one when i see it. dose any one have a picture of jewelry a klan would where. Im just trying to figure out why i can stand to be around this person because Im not getting good vibes the way he looks me up and down all the time. could you please hurry because if he comes near me again I dont think I could stand it.simply because i cant get passed this necklace. my place of work does work for him and i personaly dont want to deal with him any longer.

2007-05-01 04:10:10 · 2 answers · asked by Lovie dub 2

Portugal, Holland, Spain, France, England were the five powers that pursued overseas empires.
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2: The colonies become a new source of conflict for European powers as they competed for land and riches.
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3: Spain developed their empire in North America, Mexico, and South America.
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7: The French had the disadvantage of possessing so large a territory that they could not easily protect it whereas the English settled in coastal territories where the people could easily unite to protect themselves.
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8: In the Peace of Paris, France did not have to give up any of her colonies in North America.
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2007-05-01 04:04:36 · 4 answers · asked by heather N 1

2007-05-01 03:52:02 · 4 answers · asked by bert 2

Does "give me your downtrodden and oppressed" help.

2007-05-01 03:48:23 · 3 answers · asked by bruce b 3

I'm just doing a school project and need some help (no, this isn't cheating- i asked if i could do this =]) Thanks!

2007-05-01 03:43:12 · 3 answers · asked by MightyMan50 3

1: Who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
Harry Truman
J. Edgar Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower


2: Who coined the phrase "Iron Curtain"?
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Joseph McCarthy


3: Stalin blockaded West Berlin in 1948 because:
American nuclear bombers were based there
He wanted to force Westerners out of the city
The Berlin Wall was being built
He was unhappy with the results of the Nuremburg Trial


4: Americans persuaded Western Europe to be democratic by:
Giving cheap holidays to Disneyland
Opening up McDonald's restaurants
Creating rock and Roll music
Giving money via the Marshall Plan


5: The Berlin Airlift was a response to:
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin
The unusually severe winter of 1947
The construction of the Berlin Wall
Wartime destruction of roads into West Berlin


6: The Marshall Plan was:
A strategy for defeating North Korea
A strategy for defeating communist China
An American economic aid program for Europe
A civil-defense plan for surviving a Soviet nuclear strike


7: The Soviet Union responded to the formation of NATO by:
Blockading West Berlin
Forming the Warsaw Pact
Sending advisors to the Organization of American States
Creating the Iron Curtain


8: What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine (a.k.a. Containment)?
The elimination of Communism
Reconstruction of Western Europe after World War II
To prevent the spread of Communism
Assist British colonies in Africa


9: The immediate cause of the US military involvement in the Korean peninsula in 1950 was the:
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Creation of the DMZ along the 38th parallel
Attack by North Korea on South Korea
Acquisition of a nuclear weapon by North Korea


10: The first American troops sent to Korea landed on the shores of
Seoul
Inchon
Pusan
Wonsan


11: Which of the following statements about Korea is TRUE?
Korea was divided in World War II into the Communist North and democratic South
Korea was divided in World War II into the democratic North and the Communist South
North Korea assisted mainland China in the fight against Chiang Kai-shek
South Korea and North Korea were always two separate countries


12: All of the following contributed to Cold War tensions EXCEPT the:
United States airlift of food to the citizens of Berlin
Marshall Plan
Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the US Senate
Establishment of NATO


13: McCarthyism runied the lives of numerous people because they were accused of having links to ________.
The FBI
The House Un-American Activities Committee
The Communist Party
The Baby Boomers


14: Why were the Rosenburgs executed?
Espionage
Kidnapping
Murder
Terrorism


15: All of the following contributed to the expansion of the American economy in the 1950s EXCEPT:
The Baby Boom
Suburban growth
The end of the Korean War
Increased industrial growth


16: Who was NOT a musical artist from the 1950s?
John Lennon
The Big Bopper
Elvis Presley
Buddy Holly


17: Which of the following was NOT a television show broadcast in the 1950s?
The Howdy Doody Show
I Love Lucy
M*A*S*H*
Gunsmoke


18: What was the name of the influential book written by Betty Freidan based on her experiences in the 1950s?
Peyton Place
On The Road
Happy Days
The Feminine Mystique


19: All of the following occurred during Eisenhower's two terms in office EXCEPT:
The continuation of the Korean War
NASA was created
Alaska and Hawaii were admitted into the Union as the 49th and 50th states
The government sent troops to assist the Little Rock Nine


20: Rosa Parks' decision not to give up her seat led to a Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation on city busses. Where did this occur?
Memphis, Tennessee
Mobile, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Macon, Georgia


21: The decision in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case, ____________, ruled that segregation in public schools was illegal.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. United States


22: Known as the _______, these were the teenagers who initially needed military escort to attend their high school classes.
Little Rock Seven
Little Rock Eight
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Ten


23: _____________ was a baptist minister from Atlanta who helped to shape the course of the national Civil Rights Movement beginning in the 1950s.
Mahatmas Gandhi
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jesse Jackson


24: Students used ______________ as a method to desegregate lunch counters in more than 200 cities.
Violent protest
Freedom Rides
Sit-ins
Protest marches


25: The ________ Amendment abolished slavery.
13th
14th
15th
16th

2007-05-01 03:39:57 · 20 answers · asked by Morgan 1

What are some Famous Americans that lived between 1510 and 1916?

What did they do?

Thanks,Eniram

2007-05-01 03:18:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What he did, where he lived, everything. Please include sites/sources

2007-05-01 02:53:48 · 5 answers · asked by Da Absta 1

2007-05-01 02:50:03 · 4 answers · asked by buzzwump 3

After certain period of fighting on the battlefield?

2007-05-01 02:28:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

What exactly is it?

2007-05-01 02:24:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

4: The British took the Indies from the Portuguese.
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5: England developed their empire in Mexico.
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false


6: France and England developed colonies in North America.
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One cause leading up to the American Revolution was taxation without representation.
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10: A chief result of the American Revolution was that the American colonies gained independence.
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2007-05-01 02:11:49 · 5 answers · asked by heather N 1

2007-05-01 02:03:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

any fact will do

2007-05-01 01:57:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

1: In the 1950's, travel by automobile became easier with the implementation of a government program designed to...
privately fund automobile manufacturers
section off carpool lanes on major roads
improve the Interstate Highway System
produce cheaper gasoline


2: In the 1950's, books became more accessible and affordable to the American public with the inroduction of the...
book on tape
abridged novel
paperback book
hardback book


3: The dramatic birthrate increase that occurred between 1946 and 1964 is known as...
"the baby boom"
"the baby bust"
"the birth bomb"
"the big bopper"


4: After WWII, US soliders returned home to a _______ economy.
depressed
faltering
strong
unstable


5: According to the lessons, by the middle of the 1950's, almost 2 out of every 3 US homes owned a...
Record Player
Convection Oven
Paperback novel
Television


6: The Big Bopper was...
a 1950's slang term for the televsion
a nickname for President Eisenhower
the dramatic birthrate increase that occurred between 1946 and 1964
a rock and roll icon of the 1950's


7: Levittown was...
a government organization designed to provide jobs for war veterans
a fictional city in which the popular 1950's television show, "Leave it to Beaver" was set
the original capital of Pennsylvania
a planned community of mass produced houses constructed after WWII


8: Rock and Roll traces its roots from...
southern rhythm
blues
jazz
all of the above


9: The general mood in the US after WWII was...
depression and sadness
happiness and excitement about the future
fear and anxiety about the future
A and C


10: Artists and writers who rebelled from the prim and proper society of the 1950s became part of what was known as...
"the counter-culture"
"the freedom train"
"the Bourgeoisie"
"the bohemian renaissance"

2007-05-01 00:41:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-01 00:36:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

1: North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to...
take over all of southeast Asia.
reunite the 2 Koreas under 1 communist government.
strengthen their alliance with the USSR
protect South Korea from Soviet aggression


2: The Korean War is also known as...
The East Asia War
The War of Two Nations
The Cold War
America's Forgotten War


3: In 1950, North Korean forces invaded South Korea and captured the capital city of _______.
Saigon
Inchon
Seoul
Koje-do


4: Prepared to take back the capital, US Marines landed on the shores of ________.
Seoul
Inchon
Pusan
Wonsan


5: General MacArthur made a mistake when he __________.
believed that the Chinese would not enter the war.
closed down all the MASH units in South Korea
turned away North Korean refugees on Christmas Day
agreed to force all North Korean prisoners to go home


6: In 1950, North Korea had a _________ government.
Monarchial
Despotic
Communist
Democratic


7: In 1950, South Korea had a _______ government.
Monarchial
Despotic
Communist
Democratic


8: One of the last "stand-offs" in the Cold War is...
The Demilitarized Zone
Russia's claim on South Korea
the North Korean presence in Seoul
all of the above


9: President Truman dismissed Genreal MacArthur in order to _________.
secure his presidential reelection for another term
keep a promise with the late FDR
make sure there would be no attack of China
none of the above


10: Peace talks were stalled for 15 months because _________.
North Korea wanted all prisoners executed
North Korea wanted all prisoners to be free to choose their homes
North Korea wanted all prisoners unconditionally returned
South Korea wanted all prisoners executed

2007-05-01 00:25:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous