992 Answered Questions for the topic world history

World History War Historiography

07/09/19

Do historians agree that most wars are caused by religion?
I'm not a historian, but this is a very common claim that crops up in debates over God's existence and religious scripture. What is the opinion of the community of professional historians?
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World History History

07/08/19

To say that Brasília was “planted” in the Brazilian highlands means ___.
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07/07/19

Was the Wehrmacht a mechanized army?
I read random descriptions of Germany's attack on the Soviet Union, and I got the impression that besides tanks, the armies carried with them millions of horses and that the bulk of the soldiers... more
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World History War Warfare

07/06/19

What was the cleanest war ever fought?
If not all, the vast majority of wars in known history were dirty, cruel and with a lot of civilian casualties. That makes me wonder if there has ever been a "clean" war where both sides played "by... more
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World History

07/02/19

I NEED HELP FAST
Carrie and Kenny both play soccer. Kenny scored 3 times as many goals as Carrie. Together they scored 12 goals. Could Carrie have scored 2 goals? Why or why not?A.Yes, because 2 goals is less than... more
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World History Short Answer

07/02/19

Jiang Jieshi’s problems
I want to pass summer school but to do so I need to have a short answer for this...Discuss the problems Jiang Jieshi faced in his battle to establish a stable government in China. Describe the... more
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World History Short Answer

07/02/19

Mohandas Gandhi
I really want to pass summer school but I can’t get the short answer for the life of me..Describe the methods used by Mohandas Gandhi and his followers in their struggles against the British.
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World History Short Answer

07/02/19

WWII Short Answer
I really want to pass summer school so I can get my half credit and be back on track and to do so I need help writing a short answer for this..In the modern world, democracy is linked with... more
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World History War

06/30/19

Has there ever been a battle with only a single survivor?
Do we have record of any large scale battle (for example more than 1000 combatants) where only one person survived? I just thought of it randomly and wondered whether it may have ever happened.
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World History History Norse

06/29/19

Were events from the sagas or eddas ever used a precedents at medieval Althings?
The reason I ask is because Snorri, widely regarded as a genius of the first rank by those who know his work, was not only a great poet, but a lawyer and historian, and was twice elected lawspeaker.
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World History Music War Ancient History

06/28/19

Did ancient/medieval armies have music/chants to march to?
During battles or marching into battles did armies (like the Spartan or Eastern European armies) have music/chants to march to?
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World History Military War Government

06/27/19

Revolutions: which side does the nation's military join?
Historically, when there has been a notably significant revolution to overthrow the standing government, does the military typically defend the government or join the revolutionists?
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World History Money War World War One

06/26/19

Was Smedley Butler right when he said 21,000 million/billionaires were created from World War I?
In his book entitled "War is a Racket" Smedley Butler argues that the profit of war is counted in bodies and money spent. He also wrote that 21,000 millionaires/billionaires were made from World... more
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World History European History

06/24/19

The Unites States should or should not have helped Germany recover from World War II?

Write five paragraph argumentative essay.
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World History Ancient History

06/23/19

Who were the Mayans? What was their culture like? What innovations did they have that made them different from other indigenous cultures?
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06/23/19

Who were the Hopewell people? What were they known for? How did this custom aid in the regulation of their way of life?
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World History Military War United States

06/20/19

What are some examples of US states warring with one another?
My question is, has there been any states that have warred with each other in the United States? Obviously the one war that comes to mind is the Civil War, not what I am looking for. My question... more
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World History War 19th Century

06/20/19

What allowed the British to be able to burn Washington D.C. in the war of 1812?
The reason I'm asking is because of Washington D.C.'s location. It wasn't easily accessible by land and it wasn't easily traveled to by waterways. In what battles were the British able to get to... more
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World History

06/18/19

which statement most acutely describes the communist manifesto?
it was a description of the many benefits brought to modern life by industrialization. it was a publication describing the upbringing and education of karl marx. itnwas a description of the class... more
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06/18/19

History/humanities
What has been the role of Christianity in the colonization of non-European peoples? What is the role of indigenous religious and cultural practices in decolonization?
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World History American History

06/13/19

How did “Radical Reconstruction” cause Southerners to resent the North long after the Civil War ended?

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World History American History

06/13/19

why did the majority of soldiers in the Civil War die of disease ?
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World History American History

06/13/19

How did the Second Great Awakening try to reform industrial society?
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World History American History

06/13/19

Why did Southerners think cotton would help them win the Civil War?

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World History World Historiography

06/11/19

How do historians know the details of a seemingly private event?
Sometimes I read in history that someone said something, but it seems, it's just a daily conversation, or even in private, or a secret event. So how do history writers know these details? It seems... more
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