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What is the War Powers Act?

The War Powers Act was a form of emergency law. It gave the president greater control over the executive branch of the government, independent government agencies and certain companies working for or contracting with the government. Among other powers, mail between the United States and foreign countries could be seized, inspected and censored.\nThe act was slated to expire six months after the end of World War II but was supplanted by the Second War Powers Act of 1942. This act gave the government even more powers, such as the right to seize land for military use, and it granted the FBI the r..

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Why did Leonardo da Vinci become an artist?

Not only did da Vinci surpass his teacher in his artwork, he began exploring other avenues through which to express his art. He turned to science, where he began to study the human body more in depth. His success in his studies eventually led him to completing very life-like paintings, such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci was known both as an artist and an inventor.

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What foods did African slaves eat?

Slaves who lived farther north tended to get better food and better overall treatment at the hands of their owners. The financial status as well as the ideological belief of the slave owners also greatly influenced the way that the slaves were treated. Regardless of where they lived, the African slaves were rarely given enough food to eat.

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Who invented penicillin?

When Alexander Fleming discovered this mold, he learned that the mold kept the staphylococci from growing normally when he viewed it under a microscope. After several weeks, Fleming grew enough mold to prove his theory that something in the Penicillium mold prevented bacterial growth and had the potential to treat infectious diseases. In March 1942, Anne Miller was the first civilian to be successfully treated with penicillin.

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How did Kentucky get its name?

Kentucky was originally a territory of Virginia prior to being designated as a territory and later as a state. Kentucky, also referred to as the Bluegrass State, is known for its use of the land within the central plains with tobacco farms, horse breeding and derby races. The state also features hardwood forests, lakes, caves and waterfalls.

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What do Indians eat for breakfast?

Typical foods vary from region to region, but breakfast is not usually that different from dinner in India. Rice and potatoes are common fixtures for many meals. In the south, breakfast consists of idli and dosa served with chutney, dishes of rice and vegetables, or spiced potatoes. Appam, a pancake made from fermented rice batter and coconut, is also a staple breakfast food, as is puttu, a steamed roll made mainly of rice flour and coconut.\nA north India breakfast often consists of a vegetable curry served with rice and a flatbread such as roti or parathas There are many different kinds of p..

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How did the Mayans make their shelter?

Limestone was the most common stone used in building the huts and was plentiful in most of the Mayan settlements. They also used mortar during construction, and they made it by burning limestone. Their house had a rectangular roof and one door that faced east. The floor was made of gravel and white packed soil while the walls were covered with adobe and whitened with lime. Rich Mayans had big homes with many rooms.

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Who killed Merlin Santana?

Prior to the shooting, Monique King, who was only 15 at the time, told her boyfriend Gates that Santana had made unwanted sexual advances towards her. She later admitted that this wasn't the case. However, the official report on the case indicates that King's accusations played a role in prompting Gates to shoot Santana.

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What were the immediate after effects of the Western expansion?

The debate on whether or not to allow slavery in the acquired states was a great concern to the nation’s leaders. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 partially solved the problem by establishing Missouri as a slave state and setting aside Maine to be a free state. The Missouri Compromise eased the tensions that threatened the fragile balance in the Congress at the time. It also stipulated that slavery was not to be allowed past the southern boundary of Missouri in the Louisiana Purchase. The Missouri Compromise, however, could not solve the problem further as the country continued expanding west..

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How many people died in the Great Fire of London?

The fire was hot enough to cremate victims completely, and John Evelyn referenced the smell of burning bodies in his diary. The fire was started by a London baker, Thomas Faynor, a fact that was unknown during and immediately after the fire. Samuel Pepys wrote that, in the aftermath, foreigners were blamed, attacked and sometimes murdered. Approximately 100,000 people were left homeless by the fire, and some died from starvation, exposure and disease while living in camps for survivors.

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