Category: Social studies

What impact did the boll weevil have on South economy? We show that as the weevil traversed the American South, it seriously disrupted local economies, significantly reduced the value of land (at this time still the most important asset in the American South), and triggered substantial intraregional population movements. How did boll weevil impact Georgia […]

Why are the phases of Venus at odds with the Ptolemaic model? Ptolemy said that the epicycles for both Venus and Mercury were centered on the Earth-Sun line, so they must always lie between us and the Sun, so would always appear as crescents in the telescope. Phases like these could only be explained if […]

Why did Mr Wickham try to elope with Georgiana? Wickham tried to convince her of his love in order to get her dowry, with the help of Mrs. She had known him all her life, so she did have an affection for him, and she convinced herself that he did love her. They planned to […]

What was the homespun movement in India? Gandhi argued that India needed to be self-sufficient and so they would not have to not rely on the British. One of way of doing this, he claimed was for Indians to make their own clothes. The push for Indians to give up buying British textiles and to […]

How do you assess attitudes in research? Researchers measuring attitudes must decide how many scale points to use and how to label them. Five to seven scale points are sufficient for most attitude measures. Assigning adjectives to scale points helps define their meaning, and it is best if these adjectives are evenly spaced across the […]

How did Judeo-Christian beliefs differ from Greco-Roman tradition? Belief in God: Judeo-Christian belief was based on monotheism, a belief in only one god whereas; Greco-Roman belief was based on polytheism, belief in many gods. While Greco-Romans believed the gods to be as human as people, with the same feeling and nature, including the faults, as […]

What can we learn from Sojourner Truth? Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author who was born into slavery before escaping to freedom in 1826. After gaining her freedom, Truth preached about abolitionism and equal rights for all. What impact did Sojourner Truth have? A former slave, Sojourner Truth […]

What is the best description of the production possibilities curve? The PPF is a curve showing alternative combinations of goods that can be produced when available resources are used efficiently. How is opportunity cost involved with the production possibilities curve? when the opportunity cost of a good remains constant as output of the good increases, […]

Who was the president and military leader of Mexico during the Texas Revolution? Antonio López de Santa Anna What is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna known for? Antonio López de Santa Anna, born on February 21, 1794, in Jalapa, Mexico, became a military captain and was elected president in 1833, known for his efforts in […]

What causes color constancy? The phenomenon of color constancy occurs when the source of illumination is not directly known. This is due to an ignorance of all possible sources of illumination. Although an object may reflect multiple sources of light into the eye, color constancy causes objective identities to remain constant. What is the importance […]