Category: Social studies

Who created the first atomic bomb? Robert Oppenheimer Who were the 6 scientists responsible for the atomic bomb? Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi, DuPont’s Crawford Greenewalt and Kellogg’s Percival Keith, MIT’s Vannevar Bush, Harvard’s James B. Conant, and Berkeley’s Ernest O. Lawrence. Who started the Manhattan Project? The story of the Manhattan Project began in […]

What was the first event of the Russian revolution? On November 6 and 7, 1917 (or October 24 and 25 on the Julian calendar, which is why the event is often referred to as the October Revolution), leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d’état against the Duma’s […]

In what ways were socialism and communism a response to the social and economic conditions that developed in Europe during the Industrial Revolution? Both were a response to the social and economic conditions that developed in Europe because the industrial revolution brought unsafe working conditions for factory workers. In addition, the gap between the rich […]

What caused the uprising in Tunisia? The demonstrations were caused by high unemployment, food inflation, corruption, a lack of political freedoms (such as freedom of speech) and poor living conditions. What was the Arab spring trying to achieve? The Arab Spring (Arabic: الربيع العربي‎) was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that […]

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 did appeasement contribute to the rise of Adolf Hitler? Appeasement emboldened Hitler’s Germany, essentially leading to WWII. As Hitler continued to invade territories and build a military capable of fighting a major war—despite the Treaty of Versailles—Britain and France allowed him to continue, hoping he would leave them alone if they left him alone. […]

What did James Marshall say when found gold? I then collected four or five pieces and went up to Mr. Scott (who was working at the carpenter’s bench making the mill wheel) with the pieces in my hand and said, “I have found it.” What was James Marshall’s primary concern after he discovered gold? James […]

What is the deterrence theory of punishment? Deterrence in relation to criminal offending is the idea or theory that the threat of punishment will deter people from committing crime and reduce the probability and/or level of offending in society. An underlying principle of deterrence is that it is utilitarian or forward-looking. What are the major […]

When the body produces waste products in the form of lactic acid? Cells get the energy they need from the chemical reactions of glucose. When you run fast there is a chemical reaction called anaerobic respiration. This reaction transfers energy from glucose to your cells without oxygen. There is just one waste product called lactic […]

What did France gain from the Revolutionary War? Between 1778 and 1782 the French provided supplies, arms and ammunition, uniforms, and, most importantly, troops and naval support to the beleaguered Continental Army. The French navy transported reinforcements, fought off a British fleet, and protected Washington’s forces in Virginia. What did the French want from the […]