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When did Germany invade France and capture Paris?

To protect the country from the German army, France's president introduced the Maginot Line, which was an area of fortifications. Hitler was aware that the Allied forces expected them to advance via this line, so he allowed General Erich von Manstein to advance through the Ardennes, which was hillier and therefore easy to remain concealed in. This involved moving through Belgium, which was neutral at the time.Hitler's forces first came close to France on May 13, 1940, leading to a battle between the German army, the Allied aircraft and French soldiers on the ground. On June 12, they ..

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What were working conditions in the 1800s like?

Businesses such as factories and mining companies required extensive working hours. The average shift would last 12 to 14 hours long with extra time added on during peak business periods. Workers were often told to clean their machines during their lunch breaks. The wages were extremely low in the 1800s. The women and children made far less money then the men did. This is the main reason children and women were hired more then men. Because of this, men often had to be supported by their wives and children.Workers wee often abused by those that were in charge at the factories. They were often h..

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Who are some Silver Star recipients during World War II?

Those who earned the Silver Star during World War II went on to a variety of occupations, including politics. Though now deceased, Hugh J. Addonizio became the mayor of Newark, Henry Bellmon became governor and senator from Oklahoma, and Charles E. Bennet served as a congressman from Florida. Silver Star recipients Max Cleland and Duke Cunningham, still alive as of July 2015, have retired from politics. Max Cleland once served as a U.S. senator from Georgia from 1997 to 2003, and Duke Cunningham was a congressman from California from 1991 until 2005.\nMany Silver Star recipients continued thei..

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What events took place during the Classical period?

The events of the French Revolution took place between 1789 and 1799. It was, in part, a public response to King Louis XVI's system of taxation, which exempted the nobility and clergy from paying anything at all. The public were also dissatisfied with their disproportionate representation in governing the country. Although the general public were only the third of three "estates," alongside the clergy and nobility, they were nevertheless the largest estate and demanded more power.As a result, the "Third Estate" took to arms under the new name of the National Assembly, and eventually orche..

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What is Niccolo Machiavelli Famous for?

Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence in 1469 into an influential family. He received a good education and began a career as a diplomat, undertaking a series of missions that led him to become acquainted with Pope Julius II, Ferdinand II and Louis XII. Machiavelli wrote his major work, "Il Principe," in 1513, after a dark period in his career. He also wrote "On the Art of War" and "The Mandrake."

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Where do Indians live?

As of 2012, up to 70 percent of the Native Americans in the United States live in urban areas, with up to 78 percent of them living outside a reservation. Some of the urban areas with large Native American populations include Denver, Minneapolis, Tucson, Chicago, Houston, Oklahoma City, New York City and Phoenix. As of 2006, approximately 0.8 percent of the total U.S. population was of Native American descent.

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What were the accomplishments of Francesco Petrarch?

Born July 20, 1304, Francesco Petrarcha was the son of a merchant and notary public and left a career in law to pursue a writing career as a scholar. Petrarch wrote his most famous work, "Rime Sparse," a collection of 366 poems and sonnets devoted to his unrequited love Laura de Noves, who died of the Black Plague in 1348. These poems and his other writings, such as "Africa," an epic poem about the Punic war, were used to help create the modern Italian language.\nPetrarch and his work were very popular and influential in his time, and in 1341 he was crowned in Rome as the Poet Laureate. His sp..

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What are three things Doug Engelbart invented?

Computers at that time were standalone mainframes that were fed programs by punched cards. Dr. Englebart's Online System was the first to show information that could be clicked, moved or copied using a handheld pointer. That pointer, called a mouse, was an idea he started making notes on in 1961, with the first model, made of wood, being built in 1964. His group's networked computers were part of the early ARPANET, a progenitor of the current Internet.

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When was the first rocket made?

The fire arrow consisted of a gunpowder-filled container that was attached to a stick or arrow for aerodynamic guidance. Once ignited, the gunpowder generated thrust by creating pressure that only escaped from the sole opening at the rear of the container.\nRelated technologies that used steam to propel an object along a string or on an axis were developed earlier than 1232, but they weren't free-flying like a true rocket.

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How did the Holy Sepulcher Cemetery originate?

Before the diocese founded the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, four German Catholic parishes opened cemeteries of their own, and an Irish parish opened two cemeteries before them. These separate graveyards were not large enough for Rochester's entire Catholic population, so Bishop McQuaid purchased a 110-acre tract of land near downtown Rochester to serve as a common cemetery for all Catholics in the diocese. He consecrated it as the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. From its founding to the 1950s, about 5,000 Catholics buried in other graveyards in the city were reinterred in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery..

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