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What are some facts about both Roosevelt presidents?

Eleanor Roosevelt was the daughter of Teddy's younger brother Elliot. Elliot died of alcoholism when she was 10 and her uncle became her caregiver. Franklin and Eleanor were fifth cousins, once removed. Theodore gave away Eleanor as the bride and signed the couple's marriage license.\nBoth of the Presidents had six children, although only five of Franklin's children survived infancy. While they chose opposite political parties both embraced progressive politics. Both also ran for the Senate in New York. Before Franklin decided to enter his first race, he sought the blessing of T..

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What are eight reasons for imperialism?

Some nations seeking economic gain will exploit other nations for natural resources, markets and land. In exploratory missions, imperialist nations will discover new lands and claim them through colonization. Sometimes, they seek new medical or scientific knowledge on these new lands. Ethnocentrism, or the belief that one's own cultural values are superior to other values, drives imperialism as nations try to spread their own cultures. National pride and politics also drive Imperialism when nations strive to expand their navies and armies. Religious movements encourage nations to try to c..

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What is Woodrow Wilson's Triple Wall of Privilege?

Wilson's New Freedom plan sought to topple the Triple Wall of Privilege and build a nation of small farmers and businesspeople. While tariffs benefited wealthy industrialists by raising domestic demand and prices, they did so at the expense of small farmers. Wilson reduced the rate of tariffs in 1913 by ratifying the Underwood-Simmons Act.\nThe Gold Standard hurt small farmers and business owners by reducing the value of currency, making bank loans difficult to acquire for those without considerable wealth. Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act, which established the Federal Reserve syste..

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When was solar energy first used?

Mouchout's first experiment involved an iron cauldron encased in glass that captured solar rays and created steam, although it did not create much. In 1865 he added a reflector to generate more steam. His next experiment succeeded in operating a small steam engine, which greatly impressed French emperor Napoleon III, and Mouchout was offered government funding. After years of improvements, the French government ultimately decided that solar energy was a technical success, but not financially practical. When Mouchout's government funding dried up, he returned to academic pursuits.

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What did ancient Egyptian priests wear?

Mortuary, or sem, priests added a leopard skin over their regular garments as part of their attire. The linen clothing priests wore were long, simple robes. These robes had a strap over one shoulder. Priests also shaved all of their body hair, including their head. Other groups, including viziers and a few key officials, also wore the simple linen robe.\nPriests were an important group in ancient Egyptian society, and their cleanliness and purity was an essential part of their image. Their shaving habits and clothing requirements were meant to act as a visual representation of these attributes..

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Where did Martin Luther King live?

According to Biography.com, Martin Luther King grew up in Atlanta and was educated in local public schools. He graduated from Morehouse College before moving to Pennsylvania to attend seminary. From there, he went to Boston College for his doctorate degree, during which time he married Coretta Scott. He and his wife moved to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1954 for him to pastor Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. In 1960, he and his family returned to Atlanta where he was a co-pastor with his father at Ebenezer Baptist Church. He was living in Atlanta in 1968 when he was assassinated while on a trip to Mem..

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What made Crazy Horse famous?

According to PBS, by the time he was out of his teens, he was already a celebrated warrior of the Lakota people. He defended his people by refusing to let Europeans take over the land, and he defended his culture by denying European infringements on the Lakota culture, such as photography. He led the rebellion against the troops trying to force the Lakota onto reservation land, fighting against General Custer and General Nelson Mills along the way. He eventually surrendered to the troops, however. Though he ended up on the reservation, he was killed by troops as he tried to take his wife to he..

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

While the British had established the American colonies primarily to expand the British economy, Britain had mostly ignored their governance, especially during the 18th century. When the British attempted to institute serious taxation in 1763, the colonists were shocked and protested. The primary grievance the Colonists complained of was the lack of a voice in Britain. They were used to being relatively independent and resented being treated like an imperial territory.\nHowever, the colonies were at different stages of protestation. In Massachusetts, there had already been open rebellion again..

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What is King Bhumibol Adulyadej famous for?

As of 2014, King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the longest currently reigning monarch. Born in Cambridge, Mass. on Dec. 5th, 1927, Adulyadej was not originally expected to ever be considered for the throne. A series of internal struggles within the royal family led to several other candidates being passed over in favor of Adulyadej's older brother in 1945. His brother was assassinated under mysterious circumstances in 1946, and Adulyadej assumed the throne. Despite subsequent coups and political upheaval, Adulyadej has remained one of the wealthiest living rulers.

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Why was the Middle Ages also called the Dark Ages?

The arrival of the Dark Ages in Europe followed the fall of the Greek and Roman empires in approximately 500 A.D. Several theorists propose that the term "Dark Ages" described the difference in intellect and cultural advancement between European citizens and people living in ancient Greece and Rome. In contrast to Greece and Rome, European populations lacked advancement in several key academic disciplines, including science and mathematics. Other popular theories, however, suggest that the name Dark Ages derived from the arrival of destructive maladies in Europe in the form of famine and disea..

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