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How did World War I begin?

Austria felt that Serbia was overreaching its territorial boundaries and that the only way to forestall it was a preventive war. The death of Ferdinand provided a convenient excuse to go to war with Serbia. In support of Serbia, Russia mobilized its forces against Austria-Hungary, who had declared war on Serbia. Germany declared war on Russia. The United Kingdom and France, allies of Russia, also entered the conflict.\nA web of alliances existed between many European countries. Austria allied with Germany, and Serbia allied with Russia. The alliances obligated each country to go to war on beha..

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For which country did Balboa sail?

After leaving Spain in 1500, Balboa never returned to his home country. He served as interim governor of Darien, the first stable Spanish colony in South America. In 1514, King Ferdinand named him governor of the new Spanish provinces of Panama and Coiba. His final expedition for Spain occurred in 1517, when he transported his boats across the Panama isthmus to explore the Pacific Ocean.

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What is a brief summary of Cherokee culture and history?

The Cherokee allied themselves with the British during the French and Indian War and were rewarded with the Proclamation of 1763, which forbade English colonists from settling west of the Alleghenies on Cherokee land. The Cherokee Nation was recognized as one of the Five Civilized Tribes when it developed its own alphabet and system of writing and reading. The Cherokee had adopted European dress, religion and language, but the newly formed government was determined to move them westward. Washington tried unsuccessfully to convince them to abandon their tribal system and accept individual owner..

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Who designed the Italian flag?

The exact design of the tricolor Italian flag has varied over the years. The red, white and green banner has been used as a battle flag, a naval ensign and a royal standard. When Italy became a republic in 1946, the royal coat of arms was removed from the flag, leaving only the plain tricolor that has served the nation ever since.

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What six new countries formed as a result of WWI?

Along with the creation of new countries, the aftermath of WWI included the radical changing of boundaries within Europe, granting increased land to some and removing territories from others. The Treaty of Neuilly took land from Bulgaria and granted it to Greece, the Treaty of Trianon removed land from Hungary and gave it to Romania and Czechoslovakia and the Treaty of Sevres split the former Ottoman Empire up between Greece, Armenia, Palestine, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.

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Who invented the motorcycle?

A few decades prior to Daimler's invention, Sylvester H. Roper crafted a bicycle powered by steam. In 1884 a three-wheeled design, also powered by gasoline, was displayed by Edward Butler. By the 1890s, motorcycle improvement and production was on the rise in the United States and across Europe. As companies still in existence today, such as Indian and Harley Davidson, entered the market in the early 1900s, motorcycles steadily increased in power, speed, sturdiness and popularity.

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What is the history of "The Star-Spangled Banner?"

A week before the Battle of Baltimore, Francis Scott Key boarded a British flagship in the Chesapeake Bay in an effort to convince soldiers to release his friend, who had been arrested by the British. The soldiers agreed, but because Key knew of the British plan to attack Baltimore, the British released him and his friend back to his ship under constant guarding and scrutiny.\nOn September 13, 1814, Key, still under guard, witnessed the onslaught of missiles, bullets and shells onto Fort McHenry. The battle continued for so long that Key began to see only red in the sky, and because the Britis..

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What are some free WWII movies?

One of the most critically acclaimed WWII film in the public domain is the 1950 film "Three Came Home." Rated 7.4 on IMDB as of 2016, it tells the true story of a American woman named Agnes Newton Keith, who spent the war in a brutal Japanese prisoner of war camp. The film stars Claudette Colbert and Patric Knowles, and it is posted on YouTube as of January 2016.

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When did the Dark Ages begin and end?

The term "Dark Ages" was not applied to this point in history until the 1800s, when historians such as Edward Gibbon looked back fondly at the level of civilization at work in the Roman Empire and deplored the brutality and dearth of intellectual enterprise at work in the centuries after the collapse. Because of a lack of civilization to provide light, Europe instead fell into a morass of dominance by the Church and the system of feudalism.\nHowever, several historical discoveries are making the term "Dark Ages" less and less relevant. Such discoveries as the intellectual treasures that were s..

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What was Einstein's job before becoming a famous scientist?

Working at the patent office, Einstein evaluated applications for devices such as an electromechanical typewriter and a gravel sorter. Einstein did well at this job, which he worked starting in 1903. The subject matter of these patent applications helped Einstein develop his intellectual approach to thinking about electricity.\n\nHe became so efficient at reviewing these patent applications that he was able to engage in thought experiments that helped him flesh out his theories about light, space and time. In 1905, just two years after beginning his work at the patent office, Einstein experien..

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