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| Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824 | 11/10/2009 |
Q: Why was it necessary for Marshall to take the trouble to explain why navigation should be considered ...
A: Here is the opinion. http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0022_0001_ZO.html ...
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| McCarthyism | 11/6/2009 |
Q: can you please explain how McCarthyism affected the lives and political thinking of people in the U. ...
A: This question is long and involved to answer fully in this short answer format. Here is a written ...
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| u.s history | 9/28/2009 |
Q: what enlightenment ideas did Patrick Henry use to draft the Virginia resolves ?
A: Here the test of the Resolves http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Resolves Basically he claiming ...
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| hi | 9/25/2009 |
Q: was the american revolution inevitable? could america have gradually and peacefully develop ...
A: Given that the King George III and Parliament would have had taken a much different course early ...
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| Chesapeake Political | 9/5/2009 |
Q: I'm doing a DBQ in my AP US History class. This is the question of the DBQ. "Although New England ...
A: For Maryland http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_Vol_1/colonialh_ig.html For ...
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| WWII/Doolittle attack | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I have recently been learning about the Doolittle attack of April 1942-- A young soldier came up ...
A: No fighter did not have the range or the payload to carry off that type of attach. Dive bombers that ...
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| the great depression | 5/13/2009 |
Q: My questions are what are the ways that the great depression ended and what were the lasting effects ...
A: Utimately it was WWII that brought the nation out of the great depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt had ...
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| Malcolm X | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask one question please. What was Malcolm X's most important contribution to the ...
A: He really did not have much impact on the Civil Rights movenment. He was a side show who advocated ...
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| The Great Depression | 5/12/2009 |
Q: my name is Ramil and I Am from Washington State. I am researching the topic of the great depression ...
A: >How was the problem of the great depression fixed, and who helped? Utimately it was WWII that ...
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| World War 1 ammunition | 4/29/2009 |
Q: How did exploding and fused shells affect the outcome of World War 1
A: From wiki... High-explosive (HE) The most common shell type is high explosive, commonly referred ...
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| 19th Century Education System | 4/22/2009 |
Q: I have a four partlet me know if I should ask these separately. (1) Prior to the establishment of ...
A: That correct churches provided the education to the paritioners before the governmental schools were ...
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| history | 4/16/2009 |
Q: why did the 19 century people move to the western territories
A: Here a links to get you started with your research. ...
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| 1920 | 4/15/2009 |
Q: The members of the upper class in the 1920's...did they listen to Jazz and Blues and such? Or, did ...
A: Members of the upper class did go to speak easy's. In general Big Bands, Ragtime, Broadway ...
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| Women during 1890-1925 | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I am stuck on this one question. I would love it if you could help. Here it is... To what extent ...
A: Here some links to get you started http://womenshistory.about.com/od/suffrage/a/intl_timeline.htm ...
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| The roaring twenties | 3/25/2009 |
Q: I study at the Folkuniversity and I am doing research for a report concerning how the social ...
A: There was a free spirited party atmosphire with anything being possible. Technonolgy was increasing ...
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| empires | 2/18/2009 |
Q: 1. Here is my lists of world major empires: Roman, Han, Tang, Song, Ming, Venetian, Ottomon, Huns, ...
A: There are not 5 empires currently. There one left, Japan. If someone expecting for more than that, ...
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| empires | 2/18/2009 |
Q: 1. Here is my lists of world major empires: Roman, Han, Tang, Song, Ming, Venetian, Ottomon, Huns, ...
A: 1) Your missing the Holy Roman Empire which is seperate from the Roman Empire. Also the Portuguese ...
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| Legal aspects of the American Civil War | 2/17/2009 |
Q: Zukowski: I have been always curious about the legal justification , from the Northern States ...
A: Its really simple. The Crittenden Compromise failed ...
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| WW2 | 2/7/2009 |
Q: I am hearing conflicting information regarding pre-Pearl Harbor. It is my understanding that the US ...
A: Both are true we exported steel and oil to Japan in the 1930's. Japan had been at war with China ...
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| Homework Help | 12/5/2008 |
Q: Can you tell me incident in history when a person or group of people questioned authority and found ...
A: The easiest example is the Vietnam War protests ...
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| Secret Societies | 8/25/2008 |
Q: In 1871, Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation that ordered the disarming and disbanding of illegal ...
A: Reconstruction ended and Union troops were withdrawn in 1877. KKK reformed as local Democrats took ...
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| US History | 6/4/2008 |
Q: My name is Mark Geyer, and I am writing a research paper on the military strategies used by the ...
A: It was used very limited roles. They tended to break and run. At Cowpens they used that as ruse to ...
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| Civil Rights movement | 5/18/2008 |
Q: What do you think was "new" about the 1950s and 1960s? What was new that made government and the ...
A: In the 1930s there were few African American National heros. Joe Loius ...
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| President/Vice President | 5/15/2008 |
Q: Is there a "rule" that the president and vice president cannot be in the same room together on fear ...
A: No infact they often are same place. If both were to die the Speaker of the House becomes President. ...
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| Prohibition | 5/7/2008 |
Q: Heyy, I’m and eighth grader doing a history report on the Prohibition in America. I was wondering, ...
A: Here is a directory link for you to learn about the topic. ...
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| Prohibition | 5/6/2008 |
Q: Paul Edward Zukowski, Hello, I am an 8th grader at Alderwood Middle School. I am doing a research ...
A: This is too address in a short answer format. Here is a directory link for you to learn about the ...
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| The American Revolution | 4/9/2008 |
Q: I need to write an essay that explains why some people are a Patriot or a loyalist
A: Here is a very simple over view of the Revelution and causes. ...
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| Reparations for Hiroshima | 4/5/2008 |
Q: I am having trouble finding reparations from the US to Japan for the bombing of Hiroshima, ...
A: The winner of a war doesn't pay reparations to the losers. Especially when winner was not the ...
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| President of the United States | 3/2/2008 |
Q: Can a naturalized citizen become President of the United States? The way I read the qualifications ...
A: No a naturalized citizen can not become a US President. Senator McCain was born in the Panama Canal ...
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| KKK | 10/30/2007 |
Q: I am writing a term paper on The Compromise Of 1877. I need to know what happened in the election of ...
A: Here are some links to get you started. http://www.historycentral.com/elections/1876.html ...
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| Constitution | 10/5/2007 |
Q: Why would the Constitution and the Bill of Rights seem so radical to European monarchies?
A: It gave power to the common people and not a nobile class. It limited the power of the government, ...
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| proclamation of 1763 | 9/17/2007 |
Q: how did pontiac help to create the proclamtion of 1763? ANSWER: It was already in the works but ...
A: The Crown had planned to make the Proclamation of 1763. ...
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| Migrants and religious freedom | 6/14/2007 |
Q: What type of religious freedom were migrants coming to America during the 17th and 18th century ...
A: In general they found the freedom they were looking for. Most groups founded towns that were ...
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| US History | 5/25/2007 |
Q: I want an article that tells me what part did hartford, ct play in The Crash of the 1930's? ANSWER: ...
A: The crash came in 1929. Hartford suffered from the crash. Hartford played no direct role in the ...
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| US History | 5/23/2007 |
Q: I want an article that tells me what part did hartford, ct play in The Crash of the 1930's?
A: I am not sure what you asking. Can you expand on the question? The 1930 was the Great Depression. ...
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| political enlightment | 5/18/2007 |
Q: Sir,it is my great pleasure having the oppotunity to interact with you at this wonderful moment.My ...
A: Iraq has outside entities, Al Quiada (Jihadists) and Iran stoking sectarian violence between the ...
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| u.s history | 3/27/2007 |
Q: how did WW1 affect U.S. politics
A: The 1916 election was tipped to Wilson kept us out the War. He barely won relection. Wilson won ...
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| World War I | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I am studying WWI in class and I do not understand the importance of this event. My teacher says ...
A: Here are some links to explore the topic. It did set the stage for WWII and the Cold War. It also ...
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| Presidents | 3/6/2007 |
Q: Can former US presidents be chosen as Vice Presidents later on?
A: They can be, but if the served 2 full terms as President the could not become President upon death ...
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| 19th amendment | 2/10/2007 |
Q: Analyze the relative importance of several factors that led to the passage of the 19th amendment in ...
A: Here is a directory link and a time line. ...
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| McCarthyism | 12/14/2006 |
Q: can you give me some information on McCarthyism and some examples of McCarthyism
A: Here are directory links to get you started. ...
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| presidential election | 11/23/2006 |
Q: If someone has been President of the USA for two consecutive terms and then retires, can he/she be ...
A: No there a term limit of 2. The only way anyone can serve longer is if they were Vice President when ...
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| 1850-1861 | 11/1/2006 |
Q: I am having trouble getting my outline ready for this essay. Here is theBy the 1850's the ...
A: This links will get you started ...
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| American Revolution | 10/16/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me on my AP U.S. History essay question. In the two decades ...
A: The shift in sentiment came after the French and Indian War. Basicaly the England began taxing the ...
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| History | 10/12/2006 |
Q: The first permanent French colony in North America was founded by? And the American patriot who ...
A: from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_colonization_of_the_Americas The first French attempt at ...
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| 1800-1817 | 9/22/2006 |
Q: I restated theHere is what I know: I know that the Federalists were "loose constructionists" of the ...
A: Both Jefferson and Madison were both Democratic Republican's. So there is no contrast personally ...
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| The colonial period | 9/5/2006 |
Q: To what extent did the northern and southern colonies develop into different societies?
A: Based on the economy and living conditions the differences were very large. The North was more urban ...
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| General US History | 8/31/2006 |
Q: I am interested in finding out what happened in US history on April 7, 1972 (4/7/72). I know that ...
A: Here is what I suggest. Take a ride to any library. Ask at the reference desk about the newspaper ...
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| McClellan and Lincoln | 8/26/2006 |
Q: Gen McClennan was relieved be Lincoln twice of command of the Army of the Potomac. What was ...
A: He also lost to Abe in the 1864 presidential election. Then he went to Europe in 1865 and stayed for ...
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| Divorce | 6/5/2006 |
Q: When was divorce legalized in America? Also when was marriage changed from being a contract where a ...
A: Divorce was never illigal in USA. It was rare and socially frowned upon. It came here with English ...
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| immigration | 5/25/2006 |
Q: In the early 1800s, would immigrants working for factories take away jobs from natives just like in ...
A: > In the early 1800s, would immigrants working for factories take away jobs from natives just like ...
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| Little Rock desegregation crises | 5/7/2006 |
Q: How was the Little Rock crisis an important and influential part of the 20th century? What impact ...
A: It was a major step in the civil rights movement. The federal government enforced court order in the ...
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| wall street crash | 5/3/2006 |
Q: what caused the wall street crash?
A: The practice of buying stock on the margin. Basically put 10% down and the stock was yours. When the ...
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| our troubles | 2/25/2006 |
Q: They must hate us. When suicide bombers give their lives to harm us something is wrong. They call ...
A: ?´?hate us. No we are not a Jewish nation. The term infidel refers to all who not Muslum. ...
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| Articles Of Confederation | 1/25/2006 |
Q: Okay, here it is. I need the 3 states who voted NOT to abolish slavery when the articles of ...
A: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/artconf.htm from there, Articles of Confederation and perpetual ...
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| Progressive Era | 1/8/2006 |
Q: I answered a multiple choice question that asked "which of the following groups was NOT a part of ...
A: Here is an overview of that era ...
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| Question from students. | 12/7/2005 |
Q: We are Alex Kaganovich and Dmitry Volvich and we are students in Israel's high school. We are doing ...
A: I have various explainations ranging from Epilepsy, to molded rye bread (rye mold is base that the ...
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| re:2 parts what do I do if I get an eviction notice in cookeville tn and how do you speed up a social security disablity claim | 10/18/2005 |
Q: I am a disabled vet and was given a 30 day notice to vacate my apt for remodeling of all apts and ...
A: In terms of the evicition I would call your local Bar Association Legal Aid Society. In terms of ...
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| Roe? | 10/7/2005 |
Q: I'm rather new to this allexperts.com thing, and I'm rather curious as to what is your opinion on ...
A: Regardless of anyone position on the political issue its simply bad law. Its judicial activism. In ...
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| WPA vs. PWA | 9/29/2005 |
Q: Wow, this webiste is a great resource! My question is what's the difference between the Works ...
A: Public Works Administration came first with 3.3 Billion to spend . It spent it by June of 1934. The ...
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| about AP US History | 9/21/2005 |
Q: what were some of the measures the Brittish army used just before the revolution that pushed the ...
A: The Major events were 1)the Boston Massacre ...
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| ww1 | 9/20/2005 |
Q: This isn't a homework question, but I couldn't find a regular history area so I hope you don't mind ...
A: The US enter the war because of unrestricted submarine warefare by Germany. So it was to keep the ...
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| New Orleans history | 9/15/2005 |
Q: Our 7th grade class is doing a discussion about New Orleans. One kid said that a hurricane did the ...
A: Overall people who lose a home to disater normally desire to rebuild were they lived. Its home to ...
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| Colonial America 1500s-1700s | 8/16/2005 |
Q: How did the need for workers contribute to cultural diversity in the Southern Colonies?
A: The labor needed in the South was primarily for agroculture. They were primarily English Settlers. ...
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| Klu Klux Klan | 7/27/2005 |
Q: Was the Klux Klux Klan founded on social rather than racial grounds? Is there any truth in this ...
A: It was founded as a fraturnity for CSA veterns by General Nathan Bedford Forrest in Tennessee. Yes ...
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| The Holocaust | 6/11/2005 |
Q: well I have a social studeis project on The Holocaust, and my project is to ask an historian about ...
A: You should really direct this question to German or European expert. Your question should be could ...
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| Early American presidents | 6/9/2005 |
Q: I was wondering how the clause in the constitution which states that a person must be a "natural ...
A: It was put in place so a forgien power could not place someone into the office, in order to take ...
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| US History and How the US Grew | 6/6/2005 |
Q: During the late 18th century world powers, such as France and Britain, did not take the the US ...
A: The realized we were here to stay in after the war of 1812. Many still did think the USA was ...
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| WWII | 5/16/2005 |
Q: Name the leader,roughly the year they took power and type of government they imposed after WWI ...
A: Only one of these questions deal with US History. F. D. Roosevelt elected in 1932 took office in ...
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| jfk | 4/16/2005 |
Q: if JFK wasnt shot would he be remembered in the same way
A: Its unlikly. He really is all hype. He was not particularly popular and may not have won reelection ...
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| U.S history | 2/24/2005 |
Q: to what extent and why did the United States adopt an isolationism policy in the 1920's and 1930's?
A: It was the more or the standard practice after WWI. It came in the US rejecting the League of ...
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| Texas REvolution | 1/30/2005 |
Q: I am doing a research paper on the texas revolution. i need to know if the weapons used by the ...
A: The Mexican Army had smooth bore muskets and field guns. In the Alamo they vaious rifle muskets, ...
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| Women in the military 1861-1939 | 12/23/2004 |
Q: What roles did US women play in the military during the Civil War, WW I, WW II?
A: Civil War Offically none. Woman did act as spys and nurses. But they were not officially in the ...
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| Bill Clinton | 12/23/2004 |
Q: I have seen an infinite amount of references to Bill Clinton "redefining the word 'is'" as well as ...
A: He in grand jury in responce to question said "it depends what the meaning of the word is is" The ...
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| Nam | 12/20/2004 |
Q: I need to know how 'leave' was arranged for US military personnel in Saigon during the war. How ...
A: It varied greatly depending on where the unit was and type of unit and thier actual job. The lengh ...
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| history | 12/10/2004 |
Q: 1.what happenened to japan following the war? 2.why was the united nations formed? 3.how was the ...
A: 1.what happenened to japan following the war? Occupation, a new democratic constitution, ...
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| Civil War | 11/21/2004 |
Q: Hey! This is my US History project, to make a magazine, and I want your opinions to be in it since ...
A: There are two areas that are very intresting. First are the Political, Professional and Boy Generals ...
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| Eisenhower | 11/20/2004 |
Q: I was wondering where Dwight D. Eisenhower's nickname "Ike" originated. Thanks.
A: I have heard 3 different stories. I do not know which is correct. I would pose the question to his ...
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| Effects of French action on American politics. | 11/11/2004 |
Q: How did the french Action strain relations between political parties in the United states around the ...
A: It extremely strained as they acted in what they precieved as as thier own interest. In reality, ...
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| Rules for being president | 11/5/2004 |
Q: Is it true that you have to be married to be president? Also, if the President served two four year ...
A: No infact we have had single president. The Presidency was term limited to 2 full terms or 10 years ...
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| wm. jennings bryan | 10/27/2004 |
Q: in what years other than 1896 did william jennings bryan run for president, and, other than the ...
A: He ran 1896 1900 and 1908 and lost badly each time. I do not what GW Bush thoughts on theory of ...
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| WW1 | 10/26/2004 |
Q: Do you know if, during the early period of WW1, the U.S.A supplied the Central Powers with ...
A: No the US government supplied on the Allies. We did that while claiming neutrality. Some private ...
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| i'm an exchange student from the Asia and i want to know u s history better | 10/22/2004 |
Q: First permanent settlement -Colonial America?
A: Jamestown was the first to succeed ...
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| political question | 10/12/2004 |
Q: I'm not very politicaly informed but my vote is leaning towards Bush but everyone says we shouldn't ...
A: We are doing both. Its not one or the other. While Al Queda did not have an operational link to ...
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| Whiskey Rebellion | 9/21/2004 |
Q: What kind of tax or exactly how much tax was placed on whiskey in PA during the Whiskey Rebellion? ...
A: These links will help http://www.nps.gov/frhi/whiskreb.htm ...
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| Sterlization in Virginia | 9/6/2004 |
Q: Who was responsible for sterlization of non-caucasian groups in Virginia, when did it begin and end, ...
A: I am not well versed on Eugenics movement. But there is a recent book on the topic Here is a link ...
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| I have a paper due Tommorrow(8/30)and... | 8/29/2004 |
Q: I have a paper due Tommorrow(8/30)and I need to know the answers to this: the british minister who ...
A: >the british minister who took controll of war effort in what war? >Why was the New Orleans ...
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| Peace with honor | 7/15/2004 |
Q: Could you possibly explain what Nixon's policy of "peace with honor" was from during the Vietnam ...
A: It was combination of military force and talks to bring about a political solution to war. It was a ...
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| Ken Starr | 7/15/2004 |
Q: In the Ken Starr investigation into White Water and the other matters surrounding the Clinton ...
A: 15 were convicted in Whitewater itself. In the other scandals Another 47 plead guilty to felony ...
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| Vietnam and US under Nixon and LBJ | 5/8/2004 |
Q: Could you please provide me with some information concerning the policies of the Johnson and Nixon ...
A: This a too big of a question to address in this format But here are some links. ...
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| slavery | 4/30/2004 |
Q: As we know, slaves were bought or traded for by white people before they were freed. what I am ...
A: >As we know, slaves were bought or traded for by white >people before they were freed. That ...
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| history | 4/20/2004 |
Q: can you tell me something about "Ahimsa & Satyagraha"? what was it and when was it? also, what was ...
A: "Ahimsa & Satyagraha" is the philosphy follewd by Mahatma Gandhi, I believe it was based in ...
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| Prohibition | 4/19/2004 |
Q: What year did prohibition begin in the US?
A: On Midnight of January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment was put into effect and all importing, ...
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| Hi There
I would like to... | 4/4/2004 |
Q: I would like to use you as one of my sources of information I am doing a research project at school ...
A: Here are some links http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html ...
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| Rationing | 4/2/2004 |
Q: I need to know who was involved in rationing in WW II i don't know if u could help but if u can't ...
A: The federal government organized the rationing program. It involved materals needed for the war. ...
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| Moving West | 4/1/2004 |
Q: If you dont mind, I have a question for school that I need to know but cant find. Here it is...*Why ...
A: The major reason was there was cheap land available to build a life on. A gold rush also helped. ...
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| The Age of Jefferson | 3/30/2004 |
Q: I'm an 8th grader, and I have a test coming up in a week, and decided to study the main topics. I'm ...
A: I have a policy of not giving out school answers, but here are some links they will be of use in ...
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| American slang | 3/23/2004 |
Q: I watched "Deadwood" on HBO last night and was perturbed by the use of modern vulgarity. When did ...
A: Actually I do not know exactly when it came into use. But it was very long ago and there were ...
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| US Military in the Vietnam War | 2/26/2004 |
Q: I am working on a term paper comparing the technology and missions of all 4 branches of the US ...
A: Here is a directory link on Vietnam ...
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| Iraq weapons & technology | 11/10/2003 |
Q: I have a question regarding the Middle East and its weapons and technology. Where and how does the ...
A: I have a question regarding the Middle East and its weapons and technology. Where and how does the ...
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| Mexican War | 10/25/2003 |
Q: I need to know causes and results of the Mexican War Thank you for your time.
A: It was a border war. The result was we added all the western areas if the US west of the La. ...
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