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What causes people to become refugees?

The issue of refugees was first addressed by the United Nations, which established rules and regulations in 1951, via a document called the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, which defined the term “refugee” and set forth laws governing the control and resettlement of displaced people. The Convention was enacted initially to provide guidance for host nations that saw large influxes of people forced to leave their homelands during World War II. Although the Convention was initially established for creating policies for World War II refugees, its use was expanded during the late ..

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When did Colorado become a state?

Colorado was originally part of Utah, New Mexico, Nebraska and Kansas territories. Through the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. acquired Colorado's eastern part in 1803. The U.S. later acquired the whole of Colorado after the Mexican War ended in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The land was mostly occupied by Indians, including the Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho, among others.

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How did the Triassic period get its name?

The Encyclopedia Britannica explains that Friedrich August von Alberti was a German palaeontologist who first identified the three different layers in the rock strata, which were later named the Bunter, Muschelkalk and Keuper. While the discovery of three different layers from the same geological period was recognized as the birth of the name of the Triassic era, it was later considered to have several drawbacks as a standard by which to assign ages or periods to rocks.

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What is some historical information about the Seneca Indians?

Seneca legend states that the tribe first originated from a village called Nundawao, which is located around the southern end of Canandaigua Lake, near South Hill. Recent dating of an oral tradition that mentions a solar eclipse gives the year 1142 as the year the Seneca first entered the Iroquois league. Further archaeological study around this time period indicates that the Seneca may have lived as far south as the Allegheny River in northwestern Pennsylvania\nDuring the colonial period, the Seneca established fur trade, first with the Dutch and then with Britain. They would later side with ..

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What kinds of food did Pennsylvania colonists eat?

Colonial Pennsylvania was largely inhabited by Quakers, and gluttony was frowned upon. Some Quakers deliberately abstained from consuming certain foods, such as salt and sugar, because they believed them to be tainted by sin. Others declined to eat butter, tea or meat.\n\nThe most popular cooking method of the day was boiling, and it wasn't uncommon to boil food for breakfast and dinner. During meals, everyone in a household, including the servants, shared a single table.

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In what country did the Industrial Revolution occur last?

France fell behind in the Industrial Revolution in the 17th and 18th centuries despite keeping up with England when it started. Russia's Industrial Revolution was short-lived and simple. The United States did not really feel its effects until after the Civil War, between 1860 and 1890.As the Industrial Revolution expanded all over the world, governments had to find new and effective ways to protect laborers and provide them with the necessary services to keep them productive.

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What did the Great Basin Indians eat?

The Utes made up one of the biggest and oldest tribes in the Great Basin. They ranged throughout the mountains of Colorado and Utah and through the plains and deserts of Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona.\nThis tribe lived mostly off of berries, including gooseberries, chokecherries, raspberries and buffalo berries. They squeezed the berries for juice, then used the pulp to make cakes and other dishes. Then they also ate the roots of yampa and lily plants. They gathered the seeds from the amaranth plant and ate them raw, in soups, dried or as a cereal. They even found nutritional value i..

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What year did WW2 start?

The German-Soviet Nonagression Pact was signed on August 23, 1939. Once Adolf Hitler had this assurance of success for Germany's intended takeover of Poland, he was eager to invade, and on August 31, he gave orders for hostilities to begin the next morning. His orders were carried out as planned, and two days later, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany in response.

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What are some facts about the pilgrims for kids?

Following the separation of England from the Roman Catholic Church, England's reigning monarch became the head of the new Church of England and had authority over both church doctrine and practice. The pilgrims were part of a group known as the Separatists, and they disagreed with the structure and beliefs of the Church of England.\nThe pilgrims left for the New World upon the famed ship known as the Mayflower. When they arrived, they encountered members of the Wampanoag Native American people. These natives taught the pilgrims how to plant and harvest food, and the pilgrims celebrated th..

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Why did Hitler burn books?

Joseph Goebbels was appointed by Adolf Hitler as a Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. Through this position, he initiated book burnings and destroyed books created by Jewish authors and adversaries of Adolf Hitler. He also used his position to censor other forms of public communication, including magazines, newspapers and transcripts for radio broadcasts.

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