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What are some major historical world events of the 20th century?

World War I lasted from 1914 until 1919. This global conflict involved a number of world powers, including Germany, England, France, the Ottoman Empire, the United States and Russia. The war concluded with the formation of the League of Nations.\nWorld War II lasted from 1939 until 1945 and saw Germany, Italy and Japan in conflict against an allied power that included England, the United States and the Soviet Union. Following the war's conclusion, tensions between the world's two superpowers, the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, rose.\nThe Great Depression s..

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What caused the Protestant Reformation?

The church before the Reformation was riddled with abuse. Popes were worldly and abuses within the ranks of the church ranged from nepotism to financial excess to simony, immorality and venality. The clergy tended to live scandalous and greedy lives.Another point of criticism of the church at the time was that the common layperson didn't know much about Christianity, since the sermon was rendered in Latin that common people couldn't understand.A turning point in the Reformation occurred when King Henry VIII of England broke with the Catholic Church after a dispute with the pope that ..

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Who were the first Europeans to settle New York?

The island, called Nutten Island then, held around 30 families that were sent there by the Dutch West India Company in 1624. The island of Manhattan was bought from the Native Americans in the area 2 years later for trade goods like tools and farming equipment. The settlement continued to grow, but was overtaken by the English in 1664. It was at this time that the area was renamed New York.

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Did Martin Luther King Jr. cheat on his wife?

As chronicled in an article in The Atlantic on July 1, 2002, called "The FBI and Martin Luther King" written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning King biographer David J. Garrow, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy first authorized the FBI to wiretap King's phones on Oct. 10, 1963. The motivation was the suspicion that one of King's top advisors, Stanley David Levison, was an important member of the American Communist Party. Levison met King in 1956 and began informally advising him. Though King was warned by those close to him to disassociate himself from Levison, King continued to see..

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What caused the Panic of 1873?

After the Civil War, railroad construction became a major industry in the United States. It is estimated that there was 35,000 miles of track laid in the 8 years leading up to the Panic of 1873. Because of this, a number of industries like banks were putting all of their money behind it. Once Jay Cooke and Company claimed bankruptcy, a number of other companies followed suit and the economic collapse began.

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Who was the founder of Connecticut?

Colonists were living in what is now present-day Connecticut as early as 1635. It is widely believed that they sought out the area because they were looking for more freedom and financial opportunity. However, the English struggled over ownership with the Dutch until 1636, when England eventually gained permanent control of the colony. On March 3, 1636, the colony was officially recognized as a settlement for a Puritan congregation.

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What clothing did soldiers wear in World War I?

There were slight differences in American World War I uniforms depending in part on where the officer or soldier was stationed and his branch of service. Men who were fighting in France were issued leg wraps known as puttees that they used to wrap their trousers close to the leg below the knee.\nA soldier's branch of service was shown in the piping on his uniform with different colors representing the different branches. Infantrymen had light blue, artillerymen had scarlet, cavalry had yellow, tank soldiers had gray, and general officers had gold piping.\nMen were also issued simple caps,..

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What natural resources were found in the North American middle colonies?

Geography played a significant role in the development of the middle colonies. Natural harbors and easily navigable rivers with relaxed currents helped to develop trade opportunities. The Hudson, Delaware and Susquehanna rivers drew a wide variety of business into the region and enabled fur traders to profit from the region's wildlife. The region's rivers also supplied water wheel power to mill the area's grain crops.The vast forests in the middle colonies helped to create both the shipbuilding and lumbering industries in the region. Major ports served by deep water estuaries, s..

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What were Andrew Jackson's failures?

Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law to help the state of Georgia make the Cherokee nation move to Indian reservations in the American West. The Supreme Court, in the 1832 case Worcester v. Georgia, ruled that no entity could force the Cherokees to move. However, the state of Georgia violated the Supreme Court order, and President Jackson did not intervene. Even though their forced-walk west, known as the Trail of Tears, happened after Jackson left office, his intervention could have stopped the deaths of about 4,000 Cherokee.\nJackson vetoed the charter for the Second Bank of..

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What did the celts eat?

Colcannon was a popular Celtic staple. It was made from boiled and mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale and flavored with onions, shallots or leeks, and cream or butter. Beans or turnips were sometimes incorporated as well.\nIrish stew, another common dish, was made from mutton or goat, potatoes and onions, with carrots, barley or turnips sometimes added. Nearly all meals were served with bread, which was made by grinding wheat and barley into flour to make dough, and then baking it in a clay-domed oven. Grains such as barley and rye were also made into porridge or beer. Honey was often used as..

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