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What were the economic problems American farmers confronted in the 1890s?

In the decades after the Civil War, American farmers faced a period of acute and persistent political unrest. To stop the continuous deterioration of their economic status, farmers formed various interest groups, cooperatives, and political parties. The first group was The Grange of Patrons of Husbandry, founded in 1860s, followed by the Greenback Party in the 1870s, the Farmers' Alliance in 1880s and the Populist Party in the 1890s. The latter was the most ambitious step that aimed to challenge the domination of the Democratic and Republican parties. The main demands of the farmers were ..

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What weapons did Cro-Mangon people use?

As part of the Homo sapiens genus and species, Cro-Magnon people are considered early progenitors of today's contemporary humans. Existing in prehistoric times, Cro-Magnon people are said to have looked quite similar to contemporary humans. They made use of rudimentary technologies to create clothing and simple but relatively advanced tools and weapons using hard, readily available materials like wood and bone. \n\nCro-Magnon weapons included the spear thrower, or atlatl, which allowed these early humans to throw spears much farther than the arm alone. This meant that hunters could increa..

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What caused Galileo's death?

Ferdinando II, who was the Grand Duke of Tuscany, had plans to bury Galileo in the body of the Basilica of Santa Croce, where his father and ancestors also resided. He also wanted to construct a marble mausoleum to honor Galileo. Those plans were vanquished because Pope Urban VIII and his nephew, Cardinal Francesco Barberini, objected on the grounds that the Catholic Church had denounced Galileo as a suspected heretic, due to his claims that the Earth revolved around the sun.\nGalileo was originally buried under the Campanile, at the Novitate Chapel in Santa Croce, as he was not allowed to be ..

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What were some of the diseases Columbus' journey brought to America?

Most of the diseases brought to the Americas by Europeans were highly contagious and spread rapidly among the Native American population, even in cases in which the affected groups had no direct contact with Europeans. Smallpox, a disease for which a significant number of Europeans had already developed an acquired immunity, was the deadliest of the new diseases brought to the American shores. A comparatively much greater loss of life from smallpox occurred among Native Americans than the fatalities suffered by Europe during the widespread bubonic plague, known as the Black Death.Yellow fever ..

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Who invented the assembly line?

Before the invention of the assembly line, Ford produced his Model T cars by dividing the assembly process into 84 steps and training each worker to do one step a piece. Workers used rope conveyor belts to build motors and transmissions. A mechanized conveyor belt was introduced in Feb 1914, moving at a speed of six feet per minute and allowing factories to produce automobiles at a faster pace.

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Why is Anne Frank famous?

Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1929 to Otto and Edith Frank. Her father was a German army lieutenant during World War I, although the family eventually moved to the Netherlands in 1933. Anne attended Sixth Montessori School and lived a normal, happy childhood until the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. Anne would journal her thoughts about the occupation, noting, "After May 1940, the good times were few and far between."In 1942, Anne's parents gifted her a diary for her 13th birthday. She took this diary with her when her family went into hiding to escape the Nazis..

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What was the climate in ancient China?

In areas of higher altitude, such as the Tibetan plateau, severe temperatures could reach up to -40 degrees Fahrenheit, although blistering days could be felt in the summer. The central regions were predominantly deserts with arid weather and cold winters. The climate in the southern portions of ancient China was similar to the tropics, with heavy precipitation that sometimes accompanied typhoons. Modern China generally experiences the same climate as the country did a long time ago since China's landscape has basically remained the same.

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What is Alfred Nobel famous for?

Born in Stockholm, Sweden on Oct. 21, 1833, Alfred Nobel was the fourth of eight children born to Immanuel and Caroline Nobel. Immanuel found work manufacturing explosives in St. Petersburg, Russia, and this is where Alfred spent his formative years. An inquisitive child, Alfred studied under private tutors, mastering chemistry and becoming fluent in multiple languages.\nAt the age of 18, Alfred left Russia to spend a year studying chemistry in Paris. From there, he moved to the United States for five years, before returning to St. Petersburg, where he worked making military equipment in his f..

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What are some facts about WWII bomber planes?

The B-17 Flying Fortress made bombing runs in both the Pacific and European theaters. It made its name performing daylight, long-range bombing runs with the purpose of taking out military targets such as industrial buildings. It used a Norden bombsight to help hit targets accurately from its altitudes and presented the ability to withstand battle damage.\nThe military used the B-29 Superfortress predominately in the Pacific theater, where it was the aircraft that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.\nOne of the popular light bomber aircraft, the A-26 Invader completed 11,567 mission..

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What are some historical events from 2014?

2014 was a turbulent year with several world events capable of long-lasting impact. The Ukrainian crisis, starting in February of 2014, involved a series of protests over Pro-Russian President Yanukovych of Ukraine eventually evolving into criticism of Russia's long-standing involvement with the former Soviet State of Ukraine. On March 8, 2014, a Boeing 777 plane commissioned by Malaysian Airlines simply went missing on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The crash called for one of the largest, most expensive searches in human history. As of June 2015, there is no consensus about the ..

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