1,081 Answered Questions for the topic world history
World History American History
06/13/19
How did the Second Great Awakening try to reform industrial society?
World History American History
06/13/19
Why did Southerners think cotton would help them win the Civil War?
06/12/19
Explain how imperialism, nationalism, and religion all played. apart in the independence and partition of India.
*I don't think any details are necessary (fell free to ask for more details!)
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...
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Throughout history, how many wars have there been between Russia and Japan?
Do both countries have a particluar hot spot that existed in the past, and if so, does it still exist now? Have their wars historically been bloody or transient, and are they now considered...
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06/07/19
How has hearing loss been avoided in war?
Guns are very loud, even in an open field. In a trench or inside a city, I can only imagine they would be louder, and quite capable of causing hearing loss. How have armies ensured that their...
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06/07/19
What was the first known war in history?
Not the first instance of *warfare*, which surely predates recorded history, but of an organized war between civilizations. For the purposes of this question I'll define a war as:
- Defined...
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World History
06/06/19
which of the following most accurately describes the role of a capitalist
06/05/19
Were there any wars in ancient Greece where religion played a major part?
From Andrew Roberts’ *Napoleon: A Life*, on the 1803 outbreak of war between Britain and France, after Britain demanded Malta and Napoleon then wanted to know whether this demand was an ultimatum...
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06/05/19
Why has Nepal never been conquered or colonized?
Why has no country conquered or colonized Nepal? Nepal lost the [Anglo-Nepalese War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Nepalese_War) with East India Company but was not colonized.
World History
05/30/19
What changes took place in England during the Protestant Reformation?
05/30/19
Definition of civil war
I once read that the definition of civil war meant (to paraphrase) : "When one or more factions attempts to overthrow the government of another country". Is this correct? Thank you!
World History
05/28/19
How might the state-building efforts of European powers in the seventeenth century have contributed to the acceleration of globalization that characterized the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
World History European History
05/28/19
Why was having a written law code a victory for the plebeians of Rome?
It encouraged the upper class to make laws that benefited them. It allowed them to overthrow the patricians and gain power for themselves. It ensured that laws were enforced equally for all social...
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05/25/19
American History Which most accurately examines the significance of the decision in Marbury v. Madison?
Which most accurately examines the significance of the decision in Marbury v. Madison?A) It demonstrated the importance of the judicial branch in preventing the executive branch from lapsing into...
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05/22/19
Why are the French and Indian Wars / Seven Years' War not considered WW 1?
The French and Indian Wars, which began in 1754, led to the Seven Years War beginning two years later in 1756; both ended in 1763. Why is this not considered World War 1? It was a world conflict,...
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World History
05/22/19
Was Rommel an Anti-Semite?
I've heard that he was not. Latter I've heard that he would have joined the fray if not because of political consideration.
I forgot the source.
World History
05/20/19
How would the “domino effect of WW I” serve as an example of nationalism?
World History
05/20/19
Explain the factors, countries and key individual countries involved in the TransAtlantic Slave Trade?
05/19/19
Why did Operation Market Garden go ahead when the allies knew German armor was in the area?
Montgomery's ill-fated operation to capture the Rhine crossing at Arnhem was ingenious but fatally flawed. Evidence suggests that the Allies knew there were German armoured units in the town a few...
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05/19/19
How did the Berlin Conference lead to Imperialism?
How did the events of the Berlin Conference lead to Imperialism?
05/19/19
How did the Berlin Conference lead to Imperialism?
How did the events of the Berlin Conference lead to Imperialism?
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