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What was the role of the Zimmerman telegram in World War I?

In 1916, Germany briefly engaged in unrestricted submarine warfare, but halted the practice after strong protests by the United States. Preparing to resume it in early 1917, Germany sought a contingency plan in case the U.S. declared war. Zimmerman sent the telegram via American and British telegraph lines to its ambassador in Mexico City, who in turn passed the message on to the Mexican government. If Mexico agreed, Germany offered Mexico financial aid and the U.S. states of New Mexico, Arizona and Texas after the war. After considering the offer, Mexico refused, realizing it would be futile ..

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Why did Henry Ford make the car, and how did it impact the world?

Ford used the assembly line and conveyor belts as a way to produce a car that normal people could afford. The first Model T cost $825 when it was released in 1908, while most other cars at that time cost well over $2,000. The price then dropped as low as $300 by the 1920s, and more than 15 million Model Ts were built by 1927.\nHenry Ford was born in 1868 near Dearborn, Mich., and he was interested in mechanics from a very young age. He began experimenting with combustion engines and created his first automobile, the Quadricycle, in 1896. This early vehicle ran on four bicycle tires and only ha..

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From where do Red Indians get their name?

Some people mistakenly refer to all Native Americans or American Indians as Red Indians. However, only certain Native American tribes, such as the Beothuks. used red ochre paint on their bodies. Beothuks not only painted their faces and bodies with red paint, but also their hair and clothing as well. They believed that the color red was sacred. Other Native American tribes used red ochre paint on their bodies for repelling insects.

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What are some facts about the Mound Builders?

The Mound Builders got their name because they used the earth to build mounds in which to bury their dead or hold other religious ceremonies. They lived in tribes led by one male hunter, but most of the tribe's members took part in the decision-making process.When the Mound Builders came to the Americas, they settled in areas such as Illinois, Southern Canada, Wisconsin and Florida. Archaeologists estimate the Mound Builders lived around 900 to 1300 C.E. and hid in caves for protection from the elements, enemies and wild animals.The Mound Builders were spiritual people who believed that t..

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What is the impact of the Information Age?

The Internet shaped modern society by creating fast global communication and networking to allow research, work and technology to grow faster than ever. As of 2014, 180 countries have some form of Internet access. The Internet was created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; its initial applications were file transfers and email. Technologies developed subsequently impacted the economy with many businesses and industries being significantly changed. For example, the costs of printing a book on paper and shipping it are drastically higher than the costs of duplicating the book on a..

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Is it true that Albert Einstein failed math as a student?

Einstein himself stated that before he turned 15 years old he had already mastered differential and integral calculus. His sister recalled that when Einstein was 12 that he was able to solve complicated math problems and that he jumped ahead in his studies to learn geometry and algebra on his own. Einstein studied math textbooks over the summer so he could learn proofs and create his own.

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What were some of Clara Barton's accomplishments?

In addition to providing food and supplies to wounded soldiers, Barton recognized the need to help missing prisoners of war after the battles ended. Under the direction of Abraham Lincoln, she led an effort to help families reconnect with missing soldiers. The American Red Cross indicates that her actions helped in successfully tracking 22,000 missing men.

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In what order were the 13 original colonies settled?

The British Empire settled its first permanent American colony at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. It was founded by the London Company. Puritans settled Massachusetts in two phases, first with the Plymouth Colony settlement in 1620, and then under the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1630. John Wheelwright founded New Hampshire in 1623, and Maryland was founded in 1634 by Lord Baltimore. These were followed by the founding of Connecticut in 1635 by Thomas Hooker and the 1636 founding of Rhode Island by Roger Williams. Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company founded Delaware in 1638.\nVirginians found..

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Is Michelle Obama a man?

Michelle Obama was born in 1964 to Fraser and Marian Robinson in Chicago. She studied at Princeton University and the Harvard School of Law. After working as a lawyer for a few years, she moved on to a couple positions, which allowed her to help in communities and neighborhoods before becoming associate dean of student services at the University of Chicago. In 1992, she married Barack Obama, with whom she has two daughters. As First Lady, she has implemented several programs to help veterans and inspire youth. These programs include: Let's Move!, Joining Forces and the Reach Higher Initia..

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What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?

The territory that President Thomas Jefferson purchased stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, encompassing all or parts of 15 present-day U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. It gave the U.S. access to the port in New Orleans, which was necessary for trade since the new American settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains depended on it for their goods. Napoleon's asking price was $15 million, which came out to four cents an acre.

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