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What are three key events that should be noted in a World War I timeline?

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1915 led to the beginning of the war. Following the assassination, Austria declared war on Serbia. Germany, who supported Austria, then declared war on Russia. In 1917 after years of trench warfare and stalemate war, the United States entered the conflict following the sinking of the Lusitania during Germany's unrestricted warfare campaign by submarine. The entrance of the American army tipped the scales toward the Allies, and on June 28, 1919, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, which outlined its terms of the reparations it was to pa..

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What did Orville Redenbacher grow in order to make extra money?

Redenbacher was born in Brazil, Ind. in 1907. His father, William Joseph Redenbacher, was a farmer, and corn was the family's primary crop. At first, Orville Redenbacher sold fertilizer until he realized popcorn could make more money. During that time, he perfected his popcorn technique until he was satisfied, then abandoned fertilizer and started selling popcorn from the trunk of his car.

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What caused the Scientific Revolution?

While historians argue over the exact dates of the Scientific Revolution, most agree that the traditional interpretation of the period was based on a belief in the core transformation of cosmology and astronomy. These shifts effected physics and some historians claim the sciences of anatomy and physiology too.The main cause of this shift relied on Copernicus' discovery of a heliocentric cosmos in "De Revolutionibus."Copernicus' heliocentric cosmos theory required proofs and new developments were necessary. New astronomical observations were discovered with Tycho Brahe, and theoretica..

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What is a short summary of "The Iliad"?

In the beginning of the poem, Achilles has a dispute with the Greek leader Agamemnon over a slave, and as a result, retires from the battlefield and even prays for the Greeks to lose. Zeus aids the Trojans, and the tide of the battle begins to turn against the Greek forces. Achilles finally allows his friend Patroclus to borrow his armor and stand in for him on the field, but Apollo helps Hector slay the Greek warrior. Achilles sees the folly of his pride and returns to the battle with a fresh suit of armor forged by Hephaestus and demolishes the Trojan forces in pursuit of a fleeing Hector. E..

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What happened in the Korean War?

The United States and the Soviet Union, who had been allies during World War II, took control of South and North Korea respectively, setting the stage for war. The division between the two countries was meant to be temporary, but the Soviet Union supported the installation of a dictator, Kim Il Sung, and the formation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as an alternative to a united, single Korea. Although the DPRK was established in North Korea under communist rule and the Republic of Korea to the South was subject to American-style democratic rule, each respective nation's le..

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How did the ancient Greeks influence the Romans?

When the ancient Greek Empire fell to the Roman Republic, the Romans took Greek slaves, some of whom ended up as teachers for noble Roman children. This educational influence led to a strong cultural influence from Greece to Rome, and the classical writer Horace noted the irony of the situation: "Captive Greece conquered her savage victor." Roman education relied heavily on Greek writers, including Homer, and various aspects of Roman culture borrowed from Greece. For example, the Roman religion has similar gods to the ancient Greek religion, but with different names. The Greek influence on Rom..

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How did Mahatma Gandhi become famous?

Gandhi was an advocate for the rights of Indians living in India and South Africa, helping to organize resistance movements against British institutions and advocating noncooperation as an nonviolent form of protest. Although he was not the first to adopt the idea of nonviolence, he succeeded in implementing this philosophy on a mass scale.\nGhandi wanted to aid poor farmers and workers who were heavily taxed and discriminated against, and he tried to put an end to the caste system, with the ultimate goal to establish indigenous rule in India. Ghandi also struggled to deal with poverty and wom..

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What was the Khilafat movement, and what was its impact on Muslims?

The members of the Khilafat movement worked to support the caliphate, a Muslim system of rule in Turkey, while working against the British colonial rulers in India. When members of the Khilafat distributed literature about the movement in Turkey, the secular Turkish leader arrested them for foreign influence and used the incident to convince the governing body to disband the Muslim caliphate in 1924.

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What are some facts about the Dakota Indian tribe?

Dakota people lived in tents made with buffalo hide called tipis, or teepees. When they changed locations, the Dakota would pack their houses with them. They also used buffalo hide to make robes during the cold winters, while they used deerskin and elkskin to create dresses, moccasins and breechcloths. They traded buffalo hide with other tribes of the Great Plains such as the Arikara. The Dakota frequently fought with the Assiniboine, Ojibwe and Kiowa Indians. The name "Sioux" comes from the Ojibwe term for the Dakota tribes.\nIn 1804, the Sioux came in contact with Lewis and Clark during thei..

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Who invented air conditioning?

Willis Carrier was born on Nov. 26, 1876, in New York. At age 25, he graduated form Cornell University with a degree in engineering. Only a year after he graduated from college and started his first job at Buffalo Forge Company, he developed the first modern air conditioning system. Willis Carrier brought comfort to the world with his network of dealers, distributors and customers. The success of the air conditioner in Europe and Asia proved its worth on a large scale.

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