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What did Emperor Hirohito do in WWII?

Hirohito allied Japan with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in 1940. He signed a pact with the other leaders promising to support the other countries when needed. This pact came to fruition in 1941 with Pearl Harbor. Although the United States had not yet entered the war, this attack propelled them into World War II with a vengeance. While the United States fought Germany on one front, it battled Japan on another as the later settled into several island countries in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, New Guinea, the Dutch East Indies and British Singapore. Despite the United State's..

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When was the first settlement built in Arizona?

The Spanish in Arizona were explorers and missionaries as well as settlers. From 1539 to 1605, four Spanish expeditions crossed the territory in fruitless attempts to find treasure. Franciscans came from the Rio Grande to work among the Hopi Indians. Jesuits came from the south, led by Eusebio Kino in 1692, for mission work among the Pima and eventually established a mission station near Tucson. Evidence of a human presence in Arizona dates back more than 12,000 years.

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What was the driving force behind Russia's industrial expansion?

Compared to its European rivals, Russia possessed neither the capacity to adequately produce weapons and equipment nor the railway and road systems to transport them. The great reformer Alexander II reacted to the loss of the Crimean War by reorganizing Russian society and industry to more modern standards. In 1861, Alexander ended serfdom in Russia, granting more than 23 million peasants the rights to marry freely, to own property and to profit from businesses and create a mobile workforce. Under the guidance of mathematician and bureaucrat Sergei Witte, Russia went on to pursue many ambitiou..

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What did Walter Sammons invent?

Sammons was an African American inventor, and hot combs in the African American community presented controversy due the perceived conformity to Caucasian standards of beauty. Combs comprise some of the oldest tools that have been retrieved by archaeologists. Combs are believed to date back more than 5,000 years, as of 2014, and are believed to have originated in Persia.

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Where was the Aztec Empire located?

The Aztecs were the dominant force in the region and were a nomadic tribe that was able to develop a variety of political, religious and social advancements. The Aztecs were able to create a number of crops including beans, squash, tomatoes, potatoes, maize, also known as corn, and avocados. They had an extensive irrigation system that allowed them to build numerous agricultural fields to feed their people. They were also strong hunters and were able to hunt armadillos, rabbits, coyotes, turkeys and snakes as well as fish.The Aztecs also had a powerful leader and a powerful military. They buil..

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Who was the first man on Earth?

Though scientists sometimes give the theoretical first man the name "Adam" in reference to the Biblical Adam, they don't literally believe that the individual whom they are chasing is actually Adam. The creation of man versus the evolution of man, in fact, is one of the greatest religious versus science debates and has recently become a major platform in the United States' educational system. Conservative educators argue that a case for the Biblical creation story should be presented in schools alongside that of the evolution of "Adam."

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What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?

While the battle of Gettysburg was the most costly engagement of the entire war, the bloodiest single-day engagement took place a year earlier at Antietam, in Sharpsburg, Md. Unlike the Battle of Gettysburg, which created thousands of casualties over a three-day period, the Battle of Antietam cost a combined 21,000 dead and wounded in just a single day of fighting between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia.

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What events signaled the final defeat of the Central Powers?

The British blockade of the Central Powers had caused severe internal damage, starving them of supplies and food. The American military put enormous pressure on the southern front that led to the surrender of Bulgaria. With tens of thousands of new soldiers and their equipment being shipped in to relieve and reinforce the weakened Allied troops, the Central Powers had no option left but surrender.\nIn addition, Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points of Light" speech convinced the Central Powers that America would help forge peace, not surrender. Unfortunately, during the Paris Conference the o..

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What did Jacques Cartier accomplish?

Jacques Cartier was born in Brittany, France, in 1491. He spent much of his life as a mariner, embarking on coastal expeditions of the coast of Europe and eventually to North America. Cartier ultimately returned home to France and died on September 1, 1557, in Saint-Malo. During his career as an explorer, Cartier extensively explored the region of Canada surrounding the St. Lawrence River. He also spent time around Quebec, and the French government ultimately claimed ownership of Quebec and established Quebec City through the efforts of Cartier.Although Cartier spent most of his time in North ..

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What were the main accomplishments of Kublai Khan?

Kublai Khan was proclaimed "Great Khan" in 1260 when he defeated his younger brother, Arigh Boki. Following his victory, he established the Yuan Dynasty and crowned himself as emperor. He chose Beijing as his capital. It took Kublai Khan 20 years to consolidate China under the Mongol Empire. He died on February 18, 1294.

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