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Who were the Allies in World War 2?

The first incarnation of the coalition consisted of Poland, France and then Great Britain and called for France and Britain to intervene should Poland be attacked by Germany. This situation occurred at the beginning of September 1939, with Poland being swiftly conquered. Soon afterward, Germany subordinated much of France, leaving Britain on its own against Axis forces in the West as well as in its Asian outposts. By 1940, however, the German invasion of Russia nullified its former pact with the Soviets, leading to Russia's introduction into the Allied coalition.\nAlthough the United Stat..

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When did the 13 colonies gain their independence?

The colonies first began to revolt against Great Britain in 1765 with the passing of the Stamp Act, a tax that was created to fund a British standing army in North America. The 13 colonies that gained their independence through the war are Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island.

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What are some historic events that occurred in 1925?

Scribner's published "The Great Gatsby," a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, on Apr. 12, 1925. "The Great Gatsby" is now thought of as a classic and one of the greatest American works of literature.\nThe story of the Scopes trial began with teacher John Scopes' arrest on May 5, 1925, and ended with a guilty verdict handed down on July 21 of the same year. Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in a biology class. While observers agree it began as a publicity stunt, the Scopes trial was the first situation to bring national attention to the debate over evolution's place in school..

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What did Ramanujan discover?

Ramanujan continued to develop his mathematical ideas and began to create and solve problems in the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society. He developed the relations between elliptic modular equations in 1910 and published a research paper in 1911 on Bernoulli numbers. After this was published in the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society, he gained recognition for his work and started to become well known in the Madras area as a mathematical genius despite his lack of a university education.

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Who discovered Stonehenge?

Researchers have more recently made new discoveries about Stonehenge. In 2014, for instance, it was revealed that Stonehenge was originally larger and stood as a complete circle of standing stones.Older structures at the site, which predate Stonehenge by 400 years, have also been discovered with modern technology. These include two pits within a monument called the Cursus, which lies to the north. The pits form astronomical alignments and intersect at a point.

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Does Texas want to secede?

Pro-secession Texans argue that Texas has a right to secede because, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, particular governments should derive just powers from the consent of the people. When a people no longer want to be governed by the Federal Government, they argue, they have the right to dissolve a union. However, in a 2006 letter written by conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, it was noted that the South's surrender at the end of the Civil War negated any state's right to secede.

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What accurately describes events during World War II?

Although World War II began in 1939, conflicts related to it occurred as early as 1931, when Japan invaded Manchuria. Germany, Italy and Japan were the primary members of the Axis powers who fought against the Allies in the war.\nFrance and Great Britain guaranteed Poland's borders, leading to the war in Europe after Germany's invasion. France was conquered along with several other European nations in 1940, but Great Britain defeated Germany in the Battle of Britain and wasn't conquered. Despite signing a nonaggression agreement with the Soviet Union in 1939, Germany invaded it ..

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What happened in 1492?

Near the close of the 15th century, the only way for Europeans to reach the Far East for trading was to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, which was a very arduous and time-consuming voyage. Columbus's theory was that it would be much easier and quicker to sail westward. For years he tried to convince the monarchs of Portugal and Spain to finance an expedition. Finally, after winning their war with the Muslims and expelling them from Spain in January of 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella granted his request.\nOn Aug. 3, 1492, Columbus sailed to the Canary Islands aboard the..

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Which nine languages did Cleopatra speak?

Most historians agree that Cleopatra did not speak Latin and that she spoke Greek, which was her native language. The historian Plutarch was not convinced that she actually did speak Egyptian, and many modern scholars agree with him. Some languages that she may have spoken were Persian, Syrian and Arabic. However, there is no true historical proof that she spoke anything other than Greek.

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What is an example of a colonial legacy?

In the Americas, English is the predominant language in the United States, most Canadian provinces, and several Caribbean countries. The main language in Latin America is Spanish or, in Brazil, Portuguese. French serves as the official language of the Canadian province of Quebec.\nIn many African countries, the language of the former colonial power remains widely used. English is an important language in former British colonies, such as Ghana and Kenya. Former French colonies, including Senegal and Gabon, continue to use French. Angola, Mozambique. Guinea Bissau, a former Portugal colony, stil..

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