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What crime did Nelson Mandela commit?

Before his imprisonment, Nelson Mandela was the leader of the African National Congress. It was an organization that was dedicated to protesting the South African policy of apartheid. He was faced with treason charges in 1956, but was then acquitted. By 1961, Mandela believed that non-violent measures were no longer effective and he formed the Umkhonto we Sizwe, a militant wing of the African National Congress. He was arrested on August 5, 1962 and given five years in prison for inciting a workers' strike in 1961.

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What are some interesting facts about Aztecs?

The Aztecs also loved chocolate and would use cocoa beans in lieu of money for taxes and for tributes to the gods. However, people who were poor or of a lower class would not have been able to purchase chocolate to drink. The Aztecs also emphasized bathing and bathed twice per day.The Aztecs were interested in telling stories and writing poetry. They also liked to write books about subjects such as law, religion and astronomy. There was a huge library in Tenochtitlan where the Aztec books were kept. Sadly, when Cortes destroyed the city the library was burned along with all of the city's ..

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What are some facts about Theodore Roosevelt?

Roosevelt was born in 1858 and attended Harvard College. His first forays into politics were in the New York State Assembly, where he served two terms. After an unsuccessful campaign for mayor of New York City in 1886, Roosevelt held several bureaucratic positions, culminating in his position as assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy.\nDuring the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt led his "Rough Riders" into Cuba, most notably in the costly battle of San Juan. Roosevelt became a war hero for his service, and was soon elected as the governor of New York. In the election of 1900, Roosevelt was the ru..

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What are some laws that ancient Mesopotamia had?

The ancient Mesopotamians did not have a strong belief in gender equality. For example, husbands who disowned their wives were only required to pay a fine. In contrast, women who disavowed their husbands were subject to capital punishment.\nLions were kept in Mesopotamia. If a lion killed animals or otherwise caused damage, the lion's keeper was obligated to pay compensation.\nMen who bought slaves were entitled to refunds whenever sales were successfully disputed. Ancient Mesopotamian kings demanded periodic service from fishermen and overseers. These servants faced execution if they sen..

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Which president tailored his own suits?

Not only was Johnson a rare example of a U.S. president who did skilled labor before being elected, but he is also said to be the only president who never attended school. He was taught to read and write as an adult. Johnson's skilled labor past led people to call him "The Tennessee Tailor" in reference both to where he came from and what he did before he was a professional politician.

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Which White House chef served famously unappetizing meals?

Eleanor felt a sense of duty to serve affordable and nutritious food as an example for the American people, which is why Nesbitt used cheap cuts of meat and other inexpensive ingredients when cooking. As a result, President Roosevelt was almost never served the dishes he requested. At one point in his presidency, Nesbitt had cooked sweetbreads (which are the thymus and pancreas glands from farm animals) so many times that Roosevelt wrote a request to Eleanor for the menu to change.Despite their good intentions, menus created by the first lady and Nesbitt were famously unpopular, both in terms ..

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Who won the crusades?

The crusades began when, after over 200 years of Muslim attacks on Western states including Rome itself, the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus requested help in reclaiming land in Asia Minor that had been taken by the Seljuk Turks. In 1096, Pope Urban II declared an armed pilgrimage to take back Jerusalem. While this crusade succeeded, the lands in question were passed back and forth for two centuries until the Christians were defeated.\nIn Spain, the 700-year-long Reconquista pushed out the Muslim Moors and reinstated Christianity in 1491. This conflict shared many of the same traits as the ..

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What do fish like to eat?

There are over 32,000 species of fish with varying habitats and diets. Pet fish eat flake food or live fish in both freeze-dried or frozen forms. Fish that live in oceans, lake or rivers eat what is available in their natural habitat. Fish have jaws that allow them to eat a diverse diet.

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Why was McKinley not able to prevent war?

Cuban rebels first attempted to gain independence in 1895, a year before McKinley became president. The rebels operated out of the United States and some American private interests provided them with financial backing. The Spanish colonial government quashed the rebellion and put captured rebels in concentration camps, where many died. The newspapers, led by Randolph Hearst, supported the rebel cause and portrayed McKinley as weak for not intervening in Cuba.\nExplosions sank the USS Maine and killed 255 men in February of 1898. Americans blamed the Spanish, although the cause turned out to be..

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What form of government did the Mesopotamians have?

While early Sumerian civilizations are thought to have had a generous welfare system in place to care for the less fortunate, the laws of Hammurabi were often harsh despite holding the tenant of protecting the weak very highly.The saying "an eye for an eye" was enforced in Mesopotamia through the right of law, which meant justice was often brutal. Law and government were intricately linked, much like many societies today. Initially, older Babylonian legal procedures required participants to plead their cases directly to government officials without legal representation.The Code of Hammurabi is..

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