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Resolved Question: History Help Please!?......Ten Points.......?

1. As Axis powers in Europe began their aggressive military campaigns at the beginning of World War II, the United States limited its response to A. remaining strictly neutral. B. providing monetary aid to the Axis Powers. C. providing military aid to Great Britain. D. attacking German submarines. 2. What was the initial response of the United States to the attack on Pearl Harbor? A. They moved all Japanese-Americans into internment camps in California. B. They attacked the Japanese military bases in French Indochina. C. They requested that the Soviet Union join them in attacking the main island of Japan. D. They declared war on Japan and joined World War II on the side of the Allies. 3. Control of North Africa was vital for the Allies because A. large numbers of attacks against Allied ships were being launched from the area. B. they needed the large amounts of natural resources available in North Africa. C. North African countries provided the best area from which to launch air attacks against Italy. D. they needed to control the Suez Canal in order to obtain oil from the Middle East. 4. Why did American and British forces plan a massive invasion of Western Europe? A. To maintain control of Atlantic shipping routes B. To open a second front and put the Axis forces on the defensive C. To destroy the air bases in France that Germany used to launch air attacks on London D. To help the Soviets, who were battling German forces in Stalingrad and Leningrad 5. What did the Allied forces do in July of 1943 after they were successful in taking control of North Africa from the Axis forces? A. They crossed the Mediterranean Sea and launched attacks against German forces in the South of France. B. They set up bases in Tunisia and Algeria, where they could launch air attacks against Italy and Germany. C. They invaded Greece and began to move north towards Germany through Yugoslavia. D. They invaded the Italian island of Sicily and began their plans to attack the Italian mainland. 6. What was the significance of the Battle of Coral Sea? A. It was the first time the Allies had stopped the relentless Japanese advance. B. It repelled the Axis Powers from Northern Africa. C. The Americans sunk four Japanese carriers and lost only one of their own. D. It resulted in Allied control of the entire Atlantic. 7. For the Soviet Union, what was the turning point in the war in Europe? A. The end of the Siege of Leningrad B. Their victory at Stalingrad C. The Battle of Iwo Jima D. The Battle of Midway 8. Which was an important response from the United States to Japanese aggression in the Pacific? A. American submarines attacked major ports along the Japanese main islands. B. American diplomats continued to negotiate for peace with the Japanese. C. Americans fought and won the Battle of Midway. D. America sent dozens of warships to the Philippines to defend their base there.  more

Open Question: what website do all these questions come from?

1a. Belmopan is the capital of what Central American country? 1b. Why do people in desert countries usually wear light-colored clothing and some sort of headgear? 2a. What is the capital of the island country just south of Cuba? 2b. Is the Kalahari Desert of Africa north or south of the equator? 3a. In which direction does the Xi River in southern China flow? 3b. What is the capital of the nation whoes northern border touches Lebanon? 4a. Find two plateaus in Asia. 4b. Which Canadian province borders the Great Lakes?  more

Voting Question: is it true about the white persons in the northern African Arab countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia)?

I saw in HI5 Tunisian and Moroccan girls with European features, just as the green eyes, the white skin, ETC... I questioned about of it to my Spaniard teacher, and he said that possibly, the white "Arabs" of Northern Africa are the descendants of the muslim-Spaniards and the muslim-Portuguese who were expelled of Iberian peninsula 500 years ago... is it true?  more

Open Question: What's really interesting about your country?

Tell me something about your country that is not commonly known among other nations, like some ethnic food, customs, rituals, domestic literature, preferences, religion, mythology etc. I asked this question a couple of weeks ago but only got 2 answers. Since many people probably use the name of their country as search string for questions to answer, I'm just gonna tag some countries here: AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA ALGERIA AMERICAN SAMOA ANDORRA ANGOLA ANGUILLA ANTARCTICA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ARGENTINA ARMENIA ARUBA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BARBADOS BELARUS BELGIUM BELIZE BENIN BERMUDA BHUTAN BOLIVIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BOUVET ISLAND BRAZIL BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BULGARIA BURKINA FASO BURUNDI CÔTE D'IVOIRE CAMBODIA CAMEROON CANADA CAPE VERDE CAYMAN ISLANDS CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE CHINA CHRISTMAS ISLAND COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS COLOMBIA COMOROS CONGO CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE COOK ISLANDS COSTA RICA CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DJIBOUTI DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EAST TIMOR ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR EQUATORIAL GUINEA ERITREA ESTONIA ETHIOPIA FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FAROE ISLANDS FIJI FINLAND FRANCE FRENCH GUIANA FRENCH POLYNESIA FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES GABON GAMBIA GEORGIA GERMANY GHANA GIBRALTAR GREECE GREENLAND GRENADA GUADELOUPE GUAM GUATEMALA GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU GUYANA HAITI HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS HONDURAS HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KIRIBATI KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT KYRGYZSTAN LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LATVIA LEBANON LESOTHO LIBERIA LIBYAN ARAB JAMABIRIYA LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACAU MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPU8LIC OF MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALAYSIA MALDIVES MALI MALTA MARSHALL ISLANDS MARTINIQUE MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MAYOTTE MEXICO MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MONACO MONGOLIA MONTSERRAT MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR NAMIBIA NEPAL NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NEW CALEDONIA NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGER NIGERIA NIUE NORFOLK ISLAND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PALAU PANAMA PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES PITCAIRN POLAND PORTUGAL PUERTO RICO QATAR R?UNION ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION RWANDA SAINT HELENA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT LUCIA SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON SAMOA SAN MARINO SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SAUDI ARABIA SENEGAL SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOLOMON ISLANDS SOMALIA SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS SPAIN SRI LANKA SUDAN SURINAME SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TAJIKISTAN TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF THAILAND TOGO TOKELAU TONGA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUNISIA TURKEY TURKMENISTAN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TUVALU UGANDA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS URUGUAY UZBEKISTAN VANUATU VATICAN VENEZUELA VIET NAM VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. WALLIS AND FUTUNA WESTERN SARARA YEMEN YUGOSLAVIA ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE  more

Voting Question: 1994 AP European questions?

1.) Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, became the center of public attention because of her A. extensive charity work among the Parisian poor B. participation in politics and use of the monarchy for personal gain C. proposal for reforming the economic structure of the monarchy D. role in the rebuilding of the center of Paris E. writings for the Encyclopedia and other Enlightenment publications 2.) The leadership of the Dutch revolts (1566-1648) sought all of the following EXCEPT A. an alliance with the English Catholics B. the end of the Inquisition C. the end of excessive taxation D. the elimination of the rule of foreign officials E. an alliance with French Protestants 3.) Which of the following best expresses Voltaire’s views concerning religion? A. Catholics should obediently follow the dictates of the pope. B. Protestants should be excluded from French government service. C. Religious unity is fundamental to enlightened monarchies. D. Organized religion perpetuates superstition and ignorance. E. Criticism of religious doctrines and authorities should be condemned. 4.) Which of the following describes a major difference between northern humanists and Italian humanists? A. Italian humanists focused on human intellect and achievements, whereas northern humanisl concentrated on nature and emotion. B. Italian humanists focused on national consciousness, whereas northern humanists rejected politics. C. Italian humanists viewed human nature as corrupt and weak, whereas northern humanists viewed human nature as generally good. D. Both concentrated on spiritual concerns, but northern humanists also focused on secular matters. E. Both looked to classical sources, but northern humanists also emphasized Christian sources. 5.) The sculpture by Bernini shown above celebrates SCULPTURE: http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln482/Images482/Bernini-Teresa.jpg A. a new interest in secular themes B. Lutheran veneration of the saints C. the Calvinist cult of beauty D. the reconciliation of the papacy and the English crown after the Council of Trent E. Catholic Reformation mysticism 6.) Metternich would have been most in sympathy with the political philosophy of A. John Locke B. Robert Owen C. Charles Fourier D. Edmund Burke E. Giuseppe Mazzini 7.) Which of the following advocated an evolutionary, as opposed to revolutionary, theory of Marxism? A. Eduard Bernstein B. V.I. Lenin C. Rosa Luxemburg D. Joseph Stalin E. Leon Trotsky 8.) A major goal of the European Economic Community was to A. promote ethnic autonomy within the member countries B. prevent the reassertion of German industrialism C. achieve the industrialization of Africa and Latin America D. stop labor migration within Western Europe E. coordinate industrial and agricultural policies of the members If you only know a few, that's fine. If you don't know any but know of a few good sources I could look at, that would help. These are part of 80 multiple choice questions (from the 1994 AP European examination) but I could not figure these out at all! Thank you for your help.  more

Resolved Question: why do the countries of the South Cone of South America (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay) have temperate climate?

the climate of these countries (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay) is temperate or mediterranean... similar to the countries of Souther Europe, Northern Africa and some Asian countries why do they have mediterranean climate, and not tropical just as the msot part of Latinamerican countries? why do they produce grapes, and not bananas as the majority of Latin American countries? PS; I traveled to these countries the last year  more

Resolved Question: northern countries in Europe and USA?

Why are northern countries more developed as southern? All developed countries are in the north - UK, Germany, Sweden, Norway, France, Austria, Switzerland, Northern Italy.... (fast) All not developed countries are in the south - Albania, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, jemen, Saudi arabia, iran, Ghana, mali, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, iraq. North - Canada, Usa, south - Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile... some EXEPTIONS : ISRAEL, SINGAPORE AND JAPAN. COUNTRIES IN THE SOUTH THAT DON´T NEED TO MISUSE SOCIAL SYSTEM OF WHITE COUNTRIES!!! they are in the south and the economics is super!!! Shalom Israel, Japan, South Corea and Singapore. Why are there in UK and france so many people from africa? To use the social system of the country created by white people? Why don´t live Germans and British in Africa? Why are most of drug dealers from africa? Don´t say i´m rasist, I just say the things they really are. I want to lead a clever discussion  more

Resolved Question: What is going to happen when armageddon comes?If you are not religious views not wanted?

There was a documentary on the tv telling us about what is possible going to happen when Armageddon comes, i am a christian and believe in armageddon . It is believed that the devil, will get an anti christ and he will appear as a political figure, he will be someone who we all believe to be a guy who is saying we need world peace and will get power in whatever country, I do not know who and satan will also get a religious leader (false prophet) who many believe will be the pope of today, to support the anti christ when this political figure appears many believe, that we the human race will than have seven years of suffering we will have a massive earthquake never ever experienced before because of these two evil bastards. I believe Jesus said in the scripture that when the end is near we will have earthquakes etc I could go go on forever but going to try and stop.It is also believed there will be a battle in Megiddo which is in modern day Israel and if you know about megiddo you know it will be the perfect place for a battle the land is flat tanks, big guns will all be able to move easily,the anti Christ could be anyone even Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It will be anyone who emerged into politics with support of the world and many people he fooled us into thinking he believes in world peace and things like that i really think for some reason it is the Iranian president for some reason the seven years will be world war and to be honest it looks like with Iran's defiance to stop there nuclear programme that the USA will grant war on Iran and that will be the start of the seven years of suffering if it was to start in are lifetime because prophets like Nostradamus predict that there will be a world war, which will signify the end of the world and Muslims Christians and Jews all have a similar book, to the book of revelations there a shorter version enter Armageddon on wikipedia.org and look at christianity and it will show you the countries which will probably be anti christ followers it said's the northern federation of Russia will be anti Christ and some parts of Turkey East, Africa etc, allot more and the King of Mongols will return which consist of modern day Iran, Iraq. Pakistan. I really could go on forever but I am not going to.I want to know what is other peoples opinions and what you think but in the end in all religious scriptures good triumphs over evil and all good humans will live in eternal peace, I a place beyond me and your imagination.PS it is believed America United Kingdom will fight on the side of God and whilst Satan's army will have guns and modern equipment, Jesus will have the scripture of God and will defeat them it will be so bad there will be a stream of God and the angels will invite the vultures to come and eat the remains,but this will not be the end Satan will be sent into exile for 1000 years during that time Jesus will rule the world with peace and stability than Satan would not of gone weaker and when he escapes he will be finally judged by God and when that happen the human species is ready to be judged every human being who has ever lived and the book of deeds will be there of all the sins we have committed and we will be judged. i really could go on forever but i would like to know other peoples opinions on what they feel will happen at Armageddon and how it will happen. ATHEIST VIEWS NOT WANTED HERE PLEASE  more

Voting Question: The real purpose of the Party in "1984"?

i need help with a essay just to give me an idea on how to construct and what lil detail to put in the essay ok the question go like this: Read the following passage from 1984.In this passage,Winston is reading a secret book by the so call Emmanuel Goldstein.After reading the following excerpt, DECIPHER THE REAL PURPOSE OF THE PARTY.Be sure to focus onb the diction,syntax and other major elements to help construct your answer. War is Peace George Orwell " The splitting up of the world into three great super-states was an event which could be and indeed was foreseen before the middle of the twentieth century. With the absorption of Europe by Russia and of the British Empire by the United States, two of the three existing powers, Eurasia and Oceania, were already effectively in being. The third, Eastasia, only emerged as a distinct unit after another decade of confused fighting. The frontiers between the three super-states are in some places arbitrary, and in others they fluctuate according to the fortunes of war, but in general they follow geographical lines. Eurasia comprises the whole of the northern part of the European and Asiatic land-mass, from Portugal to the Bering Strait. Oceania comprises the Americas, the Atlantic islands including the British Isles, Australasia, and the southern portion of Africa. Eastasia, smaller than the others and with a less definite western frontier, comprises China and the countries to the south of it, the Japanese islands and a large but fluctuating portion of Manchuria, Mongolia, and Tibet. In one combination or another, these three super-states are permanently at war, and have been so for the past twenty-five years. War, however, is no longer the desperate, annihilating struggle that it was in the early decades of the twentieth century. It is a warfare of limited aims between combatants who are unable to destroy one another, have no material cause for fighting and are not divided by any genuine ideological difference. This is not to say that either the conduct of war, or the prevailing attitude towards it, has become less bloodthirsty or more chivalrous. On the contrary, war hysteria is continuous and universal in all countries, and such acts as raping, looting, the slaughter of children, the reduction of whole populations to slavery, and reprisals against prisoners which extend even to boiling and burying alive, are looked upon as normal, and, when they are committed by one's own side and not by the enemy, meritorious. But in a physical sense war involves very small numbers of people, mostly highly-trained specialists, and causes comparatively few casualties. The fighting, when there is any, takes place on the vague frontiers whose whereabouts the average man can only guess at ...The primary aim of modern warfare (in accordance with the principles of doublethink, this aim is simultaneously recognized and not recognized by the directing brains of the Inner Party) is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living...But when war becomes literally continuous, it also ceases to be dangerous... Those whose attitude towards the war is most nearly rational are the subject peoples of the disputed territories. To these people the war is simply a continuous calamity which sweeps to and fro over their bodies like a tidal wave. Which side is winning is a matter of complete indifference to them. They are aware that a change of overlordship means simply that they will be doing the same work as before for new masters who treat them in the same manner as the old ones. The slightly more favoured workers whom we call 'the proles' are only intermittently conscious of the war. When it is necessary they can be prodded into frenzies of fear and hatred, but when left to themselves they are capable of forgetting for long periods that the war is happening. Even the names of the four Ministries by which we are governed exhibit a sort of impudence in their deliberate reversal of the facts. The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental, nor do they result from ordinary hypocrisy; they are deliberate exercises in doublethink. For it is only by reconciling contradictions that power can be retained indefinitely. In no other way could the ancient cycle be broken. If human equality is to be for ever averted - if the High, as we have called them, are to keep their places permanently - then the prevailing mental condition must be controlled insanity. THe focusing on major elements is giving me trouble.Please give me some pinpointers on this essay.Please and Thank YOU!! <3  more

Resolved Question: Question for history teachers or ppl who know history well.?

Please don't answer this unless you know the right answer.. These are not in the correct chronological order, please help to put them in the right order: 1.The export of new food crops to the Old World helps those continents recover its population 2.The decision of Columbus to try a new route 3.The heated competition for colonies among northern European countries 4.The establishment of sugar plantations in the colonies 5.The problems faces by Europeans trading in the Middle East in the 1400s 6.The decision to import forced labor from Africa 7.The beginnings of the explorations of the Portuguese  more

Resolved Question: France Culture Questions!!!!?

by law, french workers get... of paid vacation. a. one week b. two weeks c. five weeks french families often go visit their grandparents on... a. saturday mornings. b. saturday evenings c. sundays on friday evenings, thousands of people gather to ride across paris on.. a. skateboards b. in-line skates c.bicycles during the school week, french teenagers on the average watch TV for... a. less than one and a half hours a day. b. about two and a half hours a day. c. more than three hours a day before watching TV, most french teenagers... a. do their homework. b. work on an outside job. c. babysit for their brothers and sisters when listening to music, french teenagers generally prefer... a. rock and rap b. folksongs c. classical music the french fete de la musique takes place in... a. january b. june c. november the touareg are a nomadic people who live in... a. the sahara b. southeast asia c. egypt france has a million immigrants who have come from tunisia. This country is located in... a. western africa b. northern africa c. the middle east please help!  more

Resolved Question: why don´t Turks admit than they are muslims, and come from Central Asia (MONGOLIA)?

ancient Turks came from Mongolia, and they had little eyes as the Mongols and the other Turkic countries (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) they are muslims as the other Turkic countries (Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan) they invaded the Balkans, Middle East and the Northern Africa with their horses than they brought from the stepes of Central Asia why don´t they remember their Mongol past? Turks are MUSLIM MONGHOLS then why did the Turkish ancient ´people live in Mongolia and had little eyes?  more

Resolved Question: British Empire......?

What Happend to these countries did they Give them back or did they lose them. * Aden * Antigua and Barbuda * Australia * Bahamas * Barbados * Basutoland - see Lesotho * Bechuanaland - see Botswana * British Antarctic Territory * British Central Africa * British East Africa * British Guiana - see Guyana * British Honduras - see Belize * British Indian Ocean Territory * British New Guinea (Papua) * British Somaliland * British South Africa Company * Brunei * Burma - see Myanmar * Canada * Cape Colony - South Africa * Ceylon - see Sri Lanka * Cook Islands * Cyprus * Dominica * East India Company * Federated Malay States * Fiji * Gambia * Gilbert and Ellice Islands * Gold Coast - see also Ghana * Ionian Islands * Grenada * Heligoland * Hong Kong * India * Ireland * Jamaica * Kenya * Labuan * Lagos (Nigeria) * Leeward Islands * Liu Kung Tau - see China * Malacca * Malaya - see Malaysia * Maldives * Malta * Mauritius * Mosquito Coast, Nicaragua * Natal * Nauru - see Western Pacific High Commission * New Hebrides * Newfoundland * New South Wales * New Zealand * Niger Coast Protectorate - see British Nigeria * Nigeria * Niue - see Western Pacific High Commission * North Borneo (Sabah) * Northern Nigeria - see British Nigeria * Northern Rhodesia * Nyasaland * Orange River Colony * Palestine * Penang * Queensland * Rhodesia * Royal Niger Company * Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland * Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla * Saint Kitts and Nevis * Saint Lucia * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Sarawak * Seychelles * Sierra Leone * Singapore * Solomon Islands * South Africa * South Australia * Southern Nigeria - see British Nigeria * Southern Rhodesia * Straits Settlements * Sudan * Swaziland * Tanganyika * Tasmania * Tonga * Transjordan * Transvaal * Trinidad and Tobago * Turks and Caicos Islands * Uganda * Unfederated Malay States - see Historical Flags in Malaysia * Victoria * Weiheiwei, China * West African Settlements * West Indies Federation * West Pacific High Commissioner * Western Australia * Western Samoa - see Samoa * Windward Islands * Witu Protectorate * Zanzibar Heligoland is on the List  more

Resolved Question: Questions about world history?

1. The Treaty of Nanking (1842) ended a war between Great Britain and China that had started over A. a. Chinese expulsion of British diplomats from Canton. B. b. disagreement over shipping rights in Chinese ports. C. c. opium smuggled into China from British India. D. d. the British annexation of Manchuria. 2. The great European migration of the nineteenth century was caused by all of the following except A. a. population pressure. B. b. desire for political and social rights. C. c. the desire of wealthy Europeans to emigrate and settle in non-European lands. D. d. lack of employment. 3. The most persuasive Western argument against European imperialism was that A. a. it was not economically profitable. B. b. European control of nonwhites was immoral and hypocritical. C. c. not enough investment was made in colonies. D. d. it was unworthy of great nations. 4. Western influence on Japan resulted in A. a. a Westernized country that began to practice its own form of imperialism. B. b. a country subject to Britain in the same way that India was. C. c. a country subject to the United States in the same way that India was subject to Britain. D. d. no effect at all. 5. After the wars over the opium trade, China A. a. began to industrialize rapidly. B. b. recovered for a number of years under the dowager empress. C. c. defeated Japan in the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895. D. d. established a communist dictatorship to crush the Boxer Rebellion. 6. After 1840, world trade A. a. grew slowly as prices increased. B. b. grew rapidly as prices decreased. C. c. remained about the same as during the early decades of the century. D. d. declined because of the rise of protective barriers. 7. Which of the following promoted the growth of world trade after 1840? A. a. The British policy of high tariffs and trade barriers B. b. The increase in transportation costs C. c. The opening of the Suez and Panama canals D. d. The rise in price of raw materials and food 8. Which of the following characterizes the traditional attitude of Chinese society toward Western society? A. a. Great interest in European products B. b. A desire to open trade ports to European capitalists C. c. A need for Europe as a source of capital and market for Chinese tea D. d. Considerable disinterest in Europe 9. The war between Britain and China, which ended in 1842, was caused by A. a. Chinese penetration of southeast Asia. B. b. British merchants' demand to sell opium to the Chinese. C. c. the Chinese naval blockade of the Japanese coast. D. d. British refusal to sell European goods in China. 10. Japan was "opened" by the United States as a result of A. a. a military display of force. B. b. long and arduous negotiations. C. c. a willingness on the part of Japan. D. d. the opium wars. 11. Throughout the nineteenth century, European population and emigration tended to A. a. increase. B. b. decrease slightly. C. c. remain about the same. D. d. decrease significantly. 12. The country that was most affected by the immigration of Europeans was A. a. the United States. B. b. Argentina. C. c. Russia. D. d. Peru. 13. For the most part, the people who left Europe to settle elsewhere were A. a. the poorest and least skilled of society. B. b. middle-class adventurers in search of new fortunes. C. c. small landowners and village craftsmen. D. d. urban factory workers. 14. The return of the migrant to his or her native land was A. a. rare. B. b. not uncommon. C. c. common only among the Irish. D. d. common only among those migrating to Argentina. 15. In the nineteenth century, two out of three migrants to Argentina and Brazil came from A. a. Italy. B. b. Africa. C. c. Ireland. D. d. northern Europe. 16. The groups of east European migrants least likely to return to Europe were A. a. Poles. B. b. Jews. C. c. Germans. D. d. migrants from the Balkan lands. 17. The great European scramble for possession of Africa occurred A. a. prior to 1850. B. b. after 1900. C. c. between 1880 and 1900. D. d. around 1850. 18. The victor of the Fashoda incident in Africa was A. a. Britain. B. b. France. C. c. Germany. D. d. Belgium. 19. Reasons for British colonial expansion in the late 1870s and 1880s include all of the following except A. a. the desire to spread Christianity to Africa and Asia. B. b. the rise of France, Germany, and America as industrial powers. C. c. the fear of "protectionism" on the part of other European powers and the United States. D. d. the increased belief that colonies were necessary to support naval supremacy. 20. The radical English economist J. A. Hobson argued in his book Imperialism that the motive for colonial imperialism was A. a. economic. B. b. political. C. c. military. D. d. overpopulation. 21.  more

Resolved Question: If a nuclear holocaust were to occur and some people survived, would they adopt socialism?

As opposed to the governments which would be involved based on those who currently have nuculear warheads, liberalism, conservatism, capatalism, communism, and faschism. My guess is that Australia, South America, the northern areas of Canada, Africa, and Malaysian countries would be those who could survive given a nuclear holocaust.  more

Resolved Question: Multiple Choice! What was the significance of the Battle of Coral Sea?

What was the significance of the Battle of Coral Sea? Multiple Choice? 1. What was the significance of the Battle of Coral Sea? a. It was the first time the Allies had stopped the relentless Japanese advance. b. It repelled the Axis Powers from Northern Africa. c. The Americans sunk four Japanese carriers and lost only one of their own. d. It resulted in Allied control of the entire Atlantic. 2. The Nazi campaign to imprison inferior people included which of the following targets? a. Jews and Aryans b. only Jews c. Jews, homosexuals, disabled people, Poles, Slavs, and Gypsies d. all residents of Allied countries 3. The liberation of Paris by the Allies led Hitler to a. kill himself. b. surrender. c. invade the Soviet Union. d. order a counterattack in Belgium. Short answer will do, or any for that matter (as long as there helpful!) :) thanks soo much!!  more

Voting Question: What was the significance of the Battle of Coral Sea? Multiple Choice?

1. What was the significance of the Battle of Coral Sea? a. It was the first time the Allies had stopped the relentless Japanese advance. b. It repelled the Axis Powers from Northern Africa. c. The Americans sunk four Japanese carriers and lost only one of their own. d. It resulted in Allied control of the entire Atlantic. 2. The Nazi campaign to imprison inferior people included which of the following targets? a. Jews and Aryans b. only Jews c. Jews, homosexuals, disabled people, Poles, Slavs, and Gypsies d. all residents of Allied countries 3. The liberation of Paris by the Allies led Hitler to a. kill himself. b. surrender. c. invade the Soviet Union. d. order a counterattack in Belgium. Short answer will do, or any for that matter (as long as there helpful!) :) thanks soo much!!  more

Resolved Question: Why sub-saharan African - American get offended when called Negroes?

Negr0 (I am writing it down like this because answers.yahoo sucks enough to put asterisks on it) is the scientific to describe the so-called black race (Negric race or Negroid race). It constitutes approximately all the autochthonous peoples of the sub-saharan Africa. The scientific word to describe the so called white race for instance is "Caucasian" and no white gets offended when called a Caucasian. In many countries of the world the word Negr0 is not an offensive term, nor a pejorative one, however it seems that in America it is. Don't you think that the pejorative denotation that is given to terms describing the black race underestimates the race itself? Even black is frown upon nowadays in America, and African American is used instead of the first. However African is not an attributive term because Northern African Arabs are also Africans but not Negroes...  more

Resolved Question: Confusion! The answer to this question,How do Spaniards look different from Latinos? once and for all!?

Look I am a spaniard...and many people have given their opinions..I have read them all. A few people have made some sense, but what makes no sense is the white person/anglo that is american that may have some spanish lineage..that talks about our culture that they know nothing about. We truly are NOT WHITE..we are caucasian..but we are not classified as white..so get your info straight. Here is the truth facts and so on. For those of you that are haters..im educated, univeristy, medical and science background..and can speak and read english. Spaniards are a mixed people! Originally we were Iberians...(hence the Iberian Peninsula) that native group was thought to have been originally from North Africa. We were later invaded by Celts..hence the Celt/Iberian name. Same group that went into the British Isles..and this is why in the spanish region of Galicia. This is the misty area filled with tales and craft and woven lace and bagpipes. The people are also fair complexion and some light eyes and a celtic mixed look. Then the Romans invaded us , the Germanic Tribes, The Carthaginians, The Phoenicians, Greeks, Jews, gypsies(but pretty much kept to themselves) Arabs, Berbers(North Africa) Moors mixed from North Africa...That is what makes a Spaniard..once and for all! There are light spaniards..yes but if you visit our country you will find the majority of us are brunettes..from black hair to brown..from black eyes to blue and green. Our skin tone is not normally pale and white , unless of course there has been much addmix in our dna genes with Northern Europeans. We tend to be light tan /olive complexion to brown. So once and for all we have North African Arab mixed with Celtic, Roman ,German, Gypsy, Greek, Carthaginian, Phonenician( Lebanon),Jewish, Moorish, Berber all mixed. In some instances we also have IN SPAIN an add mix of native american from the people (conquistadors) that brought their wives back. This will show up in our DNA. Ther are also some instances of a Mongol mix/ asian as well..probably from centuries upon centuries ago. The GYPSY (gitano) dna and haplogroups are many times the same as you will find from India. The gitanos actually migrated from India over 500 years ago. I hope this helps...and yes spanish people are latinos and we are hispanos in the truest form! Also not all latin americans are mestizo, for some are truly only of spanish or indian lineage. Some have no latin blood at all. You will find people in mexico, argentina,costa rica, brazil uruguay etc etc..that are of german, american, english, italian, polish,irish,french, portuguese background..so what do you think about that! Hope this helps!  more

Resolved Question: What country in Africa do the most beautiful people come from?

Of course, I would say Eritrea and Ethiopia have the most beautiful people but that's because I'm from there. I think that people from Somalia and Mauritania are the most beautiful people from Africa. And people from the northern part of Sudan.  more

Resolved Question: Where in Northern Africa or Southern Europe should I start my ROADTRIP?

I will start backpacking in a little over a year and a half and want to go to Africa. I have traveled extensively all over the world. I will be 18 and will want to start out in a more developed(so I can get a foundation) area of either southern europe, or northern Africa. I know areas in Europe where I would start and I want some suggestions of good starting base countries in northern Africa that would be good. I am doing the real deal and will spend at least a year(in a row) on the road so I don't want to be necessarily pampered but I want it to be decent enough that I don't start off in water to deep.I want the place to be a place where I can meet other travelers, party, meet people, and have it be a base to venture out to Africa, Asia, and throughout Europe. Any ideas on cities or countries? Any ideas in general?  more

Resolved Question: What is the problem of Northern Nigeria? Is it Islam? Is it Christianity?

Nigeria is the biggest black nation. It is socially divided into two--North and South. The North is predominantly Muslims while the South is dominated by Christians. I have been to Nigeria four times. So I know somewhat of it. The Northern Nigeria has been suffering religious wars. Muslims are always fighting one another. There was Sheikh Maitasiny riot in which Muslims killed thousands of themselves and some Christians in the city of Kano. There was 'Kala-kato' involving some terrible Muslim sects which resulted in the death of many Muslims themselves and some innocent Christians. In the Sokwotu Caliphate, there has been killings and counter killings between Muslims in recent times. The Muslims' internal rivalries have consumed some prominent Islamic preachers in the North of the country. Recently in an influential Northern city of Zaraa in Kaduna State, Muslims killed one another for several days. The Christians too have on many occasions been massacred by the Muslims for no fault of theirs. You can hardly hear any religious crisis in the Christian dominated South. A friend who still does business in Nigeria called to tell me that investors (both Christians and Muslims) have avoided Northern Nigeria. On the other hand, the Southern part is becoming an industrial heven of Western Africa. My friend told me that Islam has almost killed Northern Nigeria in terms of education, health, security and many other things that bring about development. But like me, the friend is a Christian (Years back he was a Muslim though. But I am older in Christianity), he might not be obsolutely fair to the Muslims. Pls what do you believe is the problem of Northern Nigeria?  more

Resolved Question: who rulled the following countries in 1914?

who ruled the following countries in 1914? be specific its for a test.... South africa india northern persia southern persia Indochina singapore burma hawaii nigeria congo egypt indonesia algeria philiippines guam tripoli tunisia panama canal korea taiwan Southern half of the island of sakhailen and manchuria......best answer goes to the first person who gets it right.  more

Resolved Question: Were the Christians, Jews, and Muslims all given religious autonomy while living under the OttomanEmp?

If so, which region of the Middle East did the Ottoman allow the Christians, Jews, and Muslims to practice religion freely? Was it in the Northern Shores of Africa? The Levant region? etc. Also, Lebanon received its governmental framework from the French. The French implemented a confessional system in Lebanon. Why did the French implement this type of system and not another? What other countries have a similar political system like Lebanon?  more

Resolved Question: Can someone tell me how many conflicts are mentioned in this article?

International From Nuremberg to Baghdad The fate of war criminals from Hitler to Saddam Hussein. Legal proceedings can take as long as 17 years to complete. NOT all war criminals can be brought to trial. Hitler chose to commit suicide. Stalin and Mao Zedong died peacefully in their sleep. Pol Pot, the mastermind behind the slaughter of 3 million Cambodians in the 1970s, lived comfortably up until his death. Idi Amin, the brutal Ugandan dictator, lived out his final days in peace in Saudi Arabia. While Mengistu Haile Mariam from Ethiopia lives quietly in Zimbabwe. These days however, human rights criminals can no longer expect to escape indictment. The international community is becoming firmer asserting that there will be no more impunity for perpetrators of human rights violations. Heads of state are also not exempt. The former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, has been sentenced to death by the Iraqi Special Court. Saddam was indicted on two charges: genocide and crimes against humanity. In an earlier case, in 1999 Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic was indicted for war crimes. He died before a sentence was handed down. In Chile, after Augusto Pinochet stepped down after 17 years in power, court hearings against him were opened. Hissène Habré, the ruthless former President of Chad who had been in exile in Senegal for 16 years, was extradited to Brussels to face trial for crimes against humanity under the Belgium Universal Jurisdiction Law. Wojciech Jaruzelski, the last communist leader of Poland, is awaiting a verdict from the country’s state court. Indeed, out of all of the war crimes trials that have taken place, the first and most important were the Nuremberg Trials in Germany. It was there that the Nazi leaders involved in war crimes during World War II and the holocaust were tried. The court was formed based on the London Charter in August 1945 after a series of negotiations between the US, Britain, the Soviet Union and France. The judges came from all four countries. Between 1945 and 1949 there were around 200 people indicted by the Justice Palace of Nuremberg while some 1,600 others were indicted through ordinary military courts. The charges were diverse—from “merely” providing the idea, to planning, conspiring or direct involvement in crimes against humanity over the period that the war raged. The verdicts were not uniform. There were those sentenced to death while others were imprisoned for 10 years to life. Some were also released such as Hanz Fritzsche, the former head of the News Division in the Nazi Department of Propaganda. Following this in 1993, the International Criminal Tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands, became the first “modern” war crimes court after the World War II war crimes trials in Nuremberg and Tokyo. The leaders of the Serbian Republican Army—the former state of Yugoslavia—were charged with slaughtering thousands of Muslims in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1991. Those who were awarded the death penalty included Milan Babiæ. The former Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbian Krajina was sentenced to 13 years jail on charges of ethnic cleansing although he committed suicide in his cell in The Hague before serving out his sentence. Other prisoners like Vidoje Blagojevic and Dragan Jokic were sentenced to 18 and 9 years imprisonment, respectively. While Radislav Krstic, the chief of the Bosnian Serb Army was given the harsher sentence of 35 years for his involvement in the Srebrenica genocide, a crime against humanity and a violation of international law. The Hague was the first permanent war crimes court and also the first not to involve the United Nations or meet opposition from the US. After trying former Yugoslavian officials, in October this year, The Hague issued the first charges against Joseph Kony and four members of the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes in the northern part of Uganda. The charges were in relation to the mass slaughter in the Congo, which are said to have taken the lives of as many as 4 million people since 1998. The Hague was also given a mandate by the UN to investigate crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan. Five other countries that had also been swept by violence were also placed on The Hague’s supervisory list, including the Ivory Coast and the Republic of Central Africa. One year after The Hague, the UN formed the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. In 1994, Hutu militia slaughtered at least 800,000 Tutsis in a conflict that broke out after former President Juvenal Habyarimana—a Hutu—was murdered. Rwanda’s current president, Paul Kagame—a Tutsi—was charged as the mastermind of the murder. The ethnic Hutu group that make up 85 percent of the population in Rwanda “took their revenge” through a mass slaughter. So widespread was the genocide and so many involved, that to date around 6,500 people have already been tried, several in mass  more

Voting Question: Are countries other than the United States and Jonathanland technologically advanced?

I used to always think that European countries are just like the United States and Jonathanland (Jonathanland is very technologically advanced, however it is very small [less than a mile]). However recently I have had a change of thought, due to people discussing how Europe is not like the United States (or any other country), when it comes to advancedness. I know that Asia, Africa, Middle East, South America, Central America, and North America (excluding the United States, and possibly Canada [possibly]) are inferior and unadvanced countries with little to no technology. I don't know if Canada is advanced or not, but since they are good allies of the United States, and they sometimes act like the United States, I suppose one may assume that they are technologically advanced like America (but I'm not sure). It is possible that the United Kingdom (and it's four sovereign states: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) are also technologically advanced, however these claims may be false. Also, New Zealand and Australia may have some technology, however these claims have also not been verified. So please tell me, are there any countries like the United States (technologically wise) out there?  more

Resolved Question: Are European countries (and the European Union) technologically advanced?

I used to always think that European countries are just like the United States. However recently I have had a change of thought, due to people discussing how Europe is not like the United States (or any other country). I know that Asia, Africa, Middle East, South America, Central America, and North America (excluding the United States, and possibly Canada [possibly]) are inferior and unadvanced countries with little to no technology. I don't know if Canada is advanced or not, but since they are good allies of the United States, and they sometimes act like the United States, I suppose one may assume that they are technologically advanced like America (but I'm not sure). It is possible that the United Kingdom (and it's four sovereign states: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) are also technologically advanced, however these claims may be false. Also, New Zealand and Australia may have some technology, however these claims have also not been verified. So please tell me, are there any countries like the United States (technologically wise) out there?  more

Resolved Question: What country do you live in?

Here is a list of countries (excluding the Palestinian Territories, since they are gay, unrecognized, and they never declared their independence). United States Aerican Empire Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China, Republic of China, People's Republic of Colombia Comoros Commupan Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus, Republic of Northern Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea EricIsland Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia, The Gaza Strip Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman Empire Home Reef Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Hunnic Empire Iceland India Indonesia Ingria Iran Iraq Ireland, Republic of Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jonathanland Jordan Karelia Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) Newfoundland New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Novgorod Norway Oman Ottoman Empire Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Ragusa, Republic of Romania Rome Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Sealand Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sunda Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuva Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe I myself live in the United States. p.s. I listed them all, it's important I did too. There is a chance that someone here lives in a unrecognized state, and they didn't even know it. Newfoundland is currently unrecognized (since the Canadians "took them over")  more

Resolved Question: Best way to get to North Africa from Paris?

I'm in Paris now and in April I was hoping to visit Tunisia and Marocco. What is the best and cheapest way to get there? (a stop over in the south of france or south of spain would be fine) Is it convenient to take a ferry from somewhere, or is it better to fly, say, from Marseille? Also, once in Morocco, is it easy to get around by train or bus from city city? If the ferry takes you into the northern tip of the country, I'm wondering how easy it is to make your way towards Marrakech, and beyond. Any help/tips/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  more

Voting Question: How do you memorize a map of northern africa and southwestern asia QUICK?

My retarded history teacher told the WHOLE class that there was going to be a quiz on the placement of countries in northern africa and southwestern asia but somehow forgot to mention it to the people who were on a school trip that day. I went in to his class the next day and asked for the Homework he again failed to mention it. My friend and i were just txting and somehow the topic came up. I just e-mailed my teacher (wierd) i know and he e-mailed back and said it was my responsibility to get the assignment the day after so now im stuck...any help? Thanks everyone and yea the thing is he is probably the biggest perv ive ever seen and the worst part is he doesnt try to hide it  more

Resolved Question: Tainted teething formula responsible for 84 deaths in Nigeria?

Teething medicine laced with a chemical found in antifreeze LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigerian health workers hunted down errant bottles of a poisonous teething formula Friday as the government reported that 84 infants and children have now died after swallowing a syrup laced with a chemical normally found in antifreeze. The children were stricken with fever, convulsions, diarrhea and vomiting, and were unable to urinate after being given the My Pikin Baby Teething Mixture. The dead ranged from 2 months to 7 years old, the Health Ministry said, adding that at least 111 children in all have been sickened since the tainted batch hit store shelves in mid-November. “The death of any Nigerian child is a great loss to the nation,” Health Minister Babatunde Oshotimehin said in a statement. “The federal ministry of health sincerely regrets this painful incidence and sympathizes with the nation and the families.” Health officials said in early December that 34 children had died and stores were returning stocks of the formula meant to stop teething pain. Death toll could increase But health workers were now pressing to collect already-purchased bottles of the sweet-tasting medicine, said Marshal Gundu, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health. He said parents of the affected children were being interviewed and an epidemiological survey was under way. Health officials said they don’t know how many bottles of the bad formula were made or remain in circulation, so it was not clear if the death toll could rise further. Nigeria is a vast, chaotic country of 140 million people, and bottles of the teething formula could easily go undiscovered by authorities. Nigeria also has a long history of poor enforcement of its own regulations, with corruption rampant among police and government officials. It was unclear if any of the teething formula had been shipped overseas, but most products made in Nigeria are designed for domestic sale in Africa’s largest market. Many bottles of the paracetemol-based formula were found to have a high concentration of diethylene glycol, a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid and sometimes used illegally as a cheaper alternative to glycerin, which thickens toothpaste. Exposure can cause kidney and liver damage and may be fatal. An official with manufacturer Barewa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. apparently procured diethylene glycol from an unregistered chemical dealer in a sprawling slum near the main dump in Lagos, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has said. Arrests made Several officials of the Lagos-based pharmaceutical maker are under arrest, along with several other suspects accused of helping provide the poisonous ingredient. Gundu said no charges had been officially lodged against the suspects. A phone number listed for the company was not working Friday, and officials could not immediately be reached for comment. Health officials said earlier that Barewa Pharmaceuticals appears to have been told it was purchasing propylene glycol, a normal ingredient in the teething formula. They said the pharmaceutical company had always bought that ingredient through approved channels before, but had turned to a new source for the ingredient used in the tainted batch. The food and drug agency said the first sickened child was taken for treatment on Nov. 19 in Nigeria’s far northern region. Similar cases turned up in subsequent days in Nigeria’s densely populated southwest, and investigators isolated the product as the culprit.  more

Resolved Question: Is Australia the canary in the climate change coal mine?

Australia is the driest of the habitable continents. Most of the south of the country is gripped by unprecedented 12-year drought. Similarly, California may be at the start of the worst drought in modern state history (as predicted by AGW). http://www.usatoday.com/weather/drought/2009-01-30-california-drought_N.htm NOAA identified the following regions as facing permanent Dust Bowls: U.S. Southwest Southeast Asia Eastern South America Southern Europe Southern Africa Northern Africa Western Australia http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/02/australia-faces-collapse-as-climate-change-kicks-in-are-the-southwest-and-california-next/ Is Australia giving us an example of what's soon to come for much of the rest of the planet? Jim a) My science background is undoubtedly stronger than yours. b) Had you bothered to click the link, you would have realized that the California state Department of Water Resources is the group predicting the worst drought in California modern history. This happens to be in accordance with AGW predictions. c) 'Modern history' is likely over the past century or so, not the past decade. 3 strikes and you're out.  more

Resolved Question: help me this is hard?

Question 11 Multiple Choice Points: 1 Delegates to the Constitutional Convention were initially supposed to throw out the Articles of Confederation and start all over. write new constitutions for the states they represented. amend the Articles of Confederation. determine whether slavery would be allowed to continue. Question 12 Multiple Choice Points: 1 Which one of the following was a major accomplishment of the Jefferson administration? increasing the size of the army destroying the Bank of the United States making the Louisiana Purchase driving the British out of Canada Question 13 Multiple Choice Points: 1 Which was a provision of the Missouri Compromise of 1820? Missouri and Maine were denied statehood. Western territories north of Missouri's southern border were closed to slavery. Slavery could not spread to any western lands. Free states could never outnumber slave states. Question 14 Multiple Choice Points: 1 The great increase in the United States population during the period before 1830 was mostly a result of immigration from Europe. an increase in the African slave trade. immigration from Asia. an increase in the birth rate. Question 15 Multiple Choice Points: 1 The construction of canals during the early 1800s was driven by the fact that very few new roads were being built. waterways were the cheapest way to carry goods. they were cheap and easy to build. railroads had proved to be inefficient. Question 16 Multiple Choice Points: 1 Which of the following was most important in making cotton "king" in the South? a ban on the further importation of slaves the invention of the cotton gin industrialization in the South rapid urban growth in the South Question 17 Multiple Choice Points: 1 How did President Jackson react to Georgia's seizure of Cherokee lands? He supported the Supreme Court rulings that Georgia's action was unconstitutional. He sided with Georgia in defiance of the Supreme Court. He ordered the United States Army to leave the Cherokee alone. He negotiated a compromise that gave one third of the land to Georgia. Question 18 Multiple Choice Points: 1 The South in the early 1800s was crowded and bustling. mainly rural. an area of high population density. predominantly an industrial society. Question 19 Multiple Choice Points: 1 The Monroe Doctrine stated that European countries must give up their colonies in the Western Hemisphere. the United States was free to take sides in European wars. Europe must not try to control any nation in the Western Hemisphere. further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere was welcome. Question 20 Multiple Choice Points: 1 Southern members of Congress resisted antislavery efforts by passing the gag rule. establishing the Underground Railroad. abolishing utopian communities. promoting education for enslaved African Americans. Question 21 Multiple Choice Points: 1 The Seneca Falls Convention was important because it united various antislavery societies into a single movement. petitioned Congress for a constitutional amendment for emancipation. established a public school system throughout the North. was the first women's rights convention in American history. Question 22 Multiple Choice Points: 1 Most immigrants to the United States from 1820 to 1860 came from Asia. Africa. northern Europe. the Caribbean. Question 23 Multiple Choice Points: 1 What impact did the arrival of the horse have on Native Americans? Farming replaced hunting. Men and women shared more responsibilities. Trading declined. Many Native Americans became nomads. Question 24 Multiple Choice Points: 1 Which of the following contributed to the success of the Spanish missions in California? raids by nomadic Native Americans Native American labor the priests' tolerance and respect for Native American culture good living conditions and excellent medical care Question 25 Multiple Choice Points: 1 Which statement best describes the relationship between emigrating pioneers and Native Americans in the 1840s? Native Americans usually raided and destroyed the caravans. Native Americans and pioneers usually traded with each other. Native Americans and pioneers rarely interacted at all. Native Americans usually guided and protected the caravans. Question 26 Multiple Choice Points: 1 What issue became a major problem for the United States government after the Mexican War? whether slavery should be allowed in the western territories whether Mormons should be allowed to settle in Utah whether the United States should annex Texas whether Americans should migrate to Mexico's  more

Resolved Question: Where do tall people originate from? where do the genes originate from?

I am a basic mutt. (German, Irish, Italian and Sicilian) What i am asking is, where does "tallness" originate from? examples; caucasian- Northern Europe Black- Africa almond eyes- asia etc..... so is there a specific country or group of people that tall people genes originate from?  more

Resolved Question: Why does the USA hold onto ancient ideas?

I mean the rest of the western/developed world is moving away from religion yet in the US it seems strong as ever. I understand countries in South America, Africa etc who still hold onto these beliefs for in a lot of these places they face great difficulties(poverty, war, disease etc)so it's their only hope a lot of the time. Now you may have seen me use this in several answers on here, but it is all fact(not atheist propaganda like some will say)......... The USA is the most religious western country and most Christian country(80% claim to be Christian)which is amusing because it has the highest crime rates, one of the lowest education rates(for western countries)and has one of the highest poverty rates(for western countries again). Also look at its wars in recent history and its intolerance to certain groups and people(gay, abortion etc). Then on the other hand you have Sweden the most atheist country(85%)and its the exact opposite. One of the best welfare systems, lowest crime rates, one of the highest educated nations in the world and is extremely tolerant(although Scandanavia does have some of the highest suicide rates which is attributed to climate/lack of light etc not religion before you start harping on). When did you last see the Swedes invading a country controversially? What does that say about religion, morals and quality of life? With the above in mind why do we need religion? Sweden, as with a lot of northern Europe, gets on fine without it and a lot of countries are moving this way. Why is the USA the only country not doing so when all the evidence goes against it? (I am in no way anti American btw) 33 lashes, are they western countries like I stated? I'll stand corrected with USA being the most religious western country. It is then easily, the most influential, fully developed country with very high belief in god. pinkstealth, 'god' hasn't stopped blessing Sweden or is that him working in mysterious ways again? JBT, I don't agree. It is quite a new idea to not believe in god, it has come through science. The welfare state is also a fairly new thing. Now as places like Sweden move away from religion, I would argue, their judgement in all areas isn't clouded by religion therefore I would argue people do the logical, decent thing without 'gods will' ie religion makes good men do bad things. In time this idea and culture would wash through everything and even governments. Tolerance of all people would grow without racial or religious stigma and just society would judge everybody equal. Are you then arguing the Swedes are just decent people and the Americans are bad? I mean if the, heavily religious, American governement thought like the Swedish government the welfare state would be far greater therefore poverty would go down, crime(and substance abuse)would go down, education would then rise as people could go to school without worrying about money, they would then be able to get decent jobs and in turn would pay back into the system. Also in GWBush used Christian quotes and phrases before the Iraq war. Wipe it out of a society and it becomes a far nicer place. My point being you do not need religion to have morals and the most moral societies are not religious. Still don't agree. Foot odour has no link to crime, morality does. What is right or wrong is everything to do morals. Many people in the US claim you need Jesus to have a decent society when the countries without Jesus have the fairest, friendliest cultures. So to me my question stands, why does the USA hold onto ancient ideas? We will have to agree to disagree :)  more

Resolved Question: what do you think of my short biography essay.?

Sudan is where I’m from Sudan is where I was born and raise during my childhood until I was 11. It is a great country and also one of the biggest country in the nation of Africa. Sudan has many ancient historical and is also known for its huge long Nile River and the big red sea, However, Sudan has a lot of corruption, problems and issues that needed to be fixed because Sudan is mostly like a communist country and dictator country which run by the northern government. Many of Sudan crisis is the most comment one such as the crisis in Darfur which created because the people there don’t get a long due the fact that the Country is divided into two; the North and the South. The North which controlled by Arabs and the South which controlled by all kind of Tribes and villagers dark skin people. The north and the south had been in fight for over decades and that fight does not seem to come to an end and millions of people of Sudanese are dying to the this fight and inconsistency of differences. The United Nation (UN) estimated over 200,000 people of Sudan die every day which is sad. That why my family and I flee Sudan in 1998 and went to Syria to persuade a better life, freedom and opportunity. Syria is one of the greatest and beautiful countries in the Middle East with a lot of ancient historical. My family and I had lived in Syria for 5 years and then we were immigrant to USA in 2003 and I like my new life and the opportunity that this great country offers. I plan on continuing my education and get a Master Degree in Engineering and go back to Sudan when my country is fixed and all the problems has been solve and when there is no more fight and wars.  more

Resolved Question: Which parts of the statements below are true? Please note that I just want to hear another perspective but..?

.. I want you to know from the getgo that nothing you answer will make me change my mind about what I have written below. So: African American = A Black person from the United States with roots that are traceable to any region or country in Africa south of the Sahara. African = A Black person from Africa. Note though that not all Africans are Black but this categorisation often depends on the agenda. Northern Africans become Middle eastern if we are discussing matters that put stress on race and achievements. Egyptians regardless of skin tone will always be something else other than Black (lets say Berber, half-caste etc. etc.) mainly because of the country's history, achievements and for biblical reasons. When race is stressed Africa will be broken down into Nothern Africa and "Africa south of the Sahara" or "Sub Saharan Africa". A Black person from the United States is "Black". Their skin tone can range from light brown to Black. A Black person from Africa is "Black". Their skin tone can very often range from Blackish in colour to light brown.  more

Resolved Question: Were the Crusades good or bad?

I ask ths question,because,to my surprise,I have seen here quite a lot of posts which call the Crusades "the terrorist attack".It´s true that th authors of these posts are mainly Muslims,but Christians are for some reason silent. Let´s recall history. In the 7th century,Muslims started the expansion against Christians under the banner of Islam.They conquered many Christian countries in the Middle East:Syria(yes,Syria in the 7th century was a totally Christian country,with a Jewish minority),Egypt(the same story),Palestine(in the 7th century Palestine was mainly Christian,and alsmot 50% ere Jews,and there were no Muslims in Palestine for very simple reason;Islam appeared only 5 years before Muslims attacked Palestine),Northern Africa...Then,in 712,Muslims invaded and occupied Spain,and after that,they tried to conquer Franks-but were stopped and defeated at Poitier by Charles Martell in 732. Only AFTER that,the Christians understood the danger of Islamic expansion-and started to create units to fight it. Gradually,the Church started to play the leading role in the organized resistance to the islamic expansion,and then the Crusades started. So,the Crusades were the reaction of Christianity to the Islamic expansion ,let´s call it Moonade(the symbol of Islam is the Crescent Moon). Islam attacked-and the Chrstianity defended. Muslims,of course,can scream that it was "a terrorism".But what was the previous Islamic expansion against the Christian countries,then? Ah,I am so sorry,how could I forget that Islam never attack anyone... Of course,it was "a liberation". to Velcity: "How **** are you connecting the Crusades to make Islam look bad?" Islam has committed SUCH thigs that it does not need my modesthelp to look bad. "I bet if a Christian blew up something you'd look for links with Islam". But they don´t.And I have never heard of the Jews "blowing up something", either. And you? "It was WRONG". I was wrong because the Crusders killed Muslims?And when Muslims were killing Christians and Jews-it was "good"? "And they killed Jews, too. I bet now you're all sad". But te hristian Church TWICE asked hte Jews to pardon the atrocites committed by the Crusaders.When will Muslims do the same? By th way,in spite of the fact that the Crusaders killed Jews in Jerusalem,the Jews supported the Crusades.How can you explain that?Maybe it was because the life of Jews under Muslim rule was not so good as you try to paint it?  more

Resolved Question: Did Hitler want to take over the entire world or just Europe?

I know Hitler's dead and we cant ask him but the question has been on my mind. If Hitler somehow suceeded in WW2 and captured Britain and Russia, he would have basically taken over all of Europe. (other than a few insignificant neutral countries) Do you think that he would've stopped his expansion of the german empire and just stay inside Europe/northern africa or do you think he wouldve gone on to attempt to take over the rest of the world. Please give lots of details to what you think!  more

Resolved Question: adopting internationally ?

i live in northern ireland (technically uk) i have been considering adoption for a long time, several years infact. i was told at 17 that i couldn't have children due to a medial condition. it was then that i first started to think that one day i would adopt. two years ago i very unexpectedly became pregnant, and my little miricale baby was born. instead of putting me off, it only spurred me on. having experienced how wonderful it is to have a child in my life, and feeling blessed every day that i was given her when i had long ago become resigned to the fact that i would never have a child, i just want to give another child a home. there is so much love in our house, and if i can help make life better for just one child, give them all the love they need and deserve, that would mean everything. my daughter is two now, and i feel this is a really good time to start the process. i have already been in touch with my local health trust and i'm waiting on home assessments etc to start. i want to adopt internationally, from a country where a child is very unlikely to get a home. here in ireland ther are more adoptive parents than they are adoptive children. i don't care where a baby comes from, although i feel very drawn to russia, africa and india mainly because we have all three of these nationalities in our family and extended family already and i though it would be better to have a family member that shares the same background etc, some connection to their own cultrure etc. (i have a massive extended family, and we are all very close and supportive) but what i wanted to know was how others found the process. i'm excited but terrified. i have no idea how much this is going to cost, and i'm a little worried, but money isn't really going to put me off. has anyone in northern ireland adopted internationally? what did you do? what agency did you use? any advice to help me along or avoid pitfalls would be really appreciaed. i dont know anyone here who has done this, so it's all pretty new and scary for me. anything else i realy should know? if it's too much to post here please feel free to email me. i feel a bit overwhelmed by all of this sometimes.  more

Resolved Question: Is it true that the more your race had to struggle, the more intelligent they are?

Look at this map of the world which shows HDI or Human Development Index. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UN_Human_Development_Report_2007_(2).svg Notice how the colder countries (the countries farthest away from the Equator) are doing a lot better than countries closer to the equator. Since people of those countries further away from the Equator had to struggle harder to survive more than somebody who lived near the Equator did (They had to migrate to find food, find ways to survive the cold, constantly search for water, etc, they all had to think a lot harder than somebody who lived near the Equator to survive.) People near the Equator had animals that can be eaten, fresh water lakes, warm climates, so you don't have to think about surviving cold winter, you did not have to exercise your knowledge as much as somebody who lived in a colder region. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UN_Human_Development_Report_2007_(2).svg Look at Africa, look at how the countries of Southern Africa, and the countries of Northern Africa (both regions are furthest from the Equator as you can possibly get on the African Continent), note how those countries are doing a lot better than those in the middle in Africa (though there are a few exceptions) Most residents of South America/Central America have ancestry from other nations, so this theory doesn't apply to them. Oh, and if you disagree, please state why you disagree.....please don't just say "idiot" and give no reason why you disagree.  more

Resolved Question: How can I find out which country my Ancestors came from?

I Know they came from Africa but not sure which country, See the Story I have been told by my Grandmother is they Immigrated to Northern Maine back in the 1800's And now my family is just spread out throughout the u.s. So my question is is there a public record I could look up to see which country's came to northern maine back in the 1800's (I'm sure it's probably not very many) Or they could have original came to the u.s. from africa to a different state and move to northern maine. With the last name I pretty much narrowed it down to either east africa or S.A. Or the name could of been switched when they moved to america. Any help apprecciated. Thanks.  more

Voting Question: Please answer the two questions?

Please answer the two questions? 1. Explain why this course would be better described as a study in human geography rather than a study of physical geography? This class is more into human geography then physical geography. See look at this page of my course Having successfully completed your visit to Europe, the Committee is anxious for you to embark on your next mission--to learn about the region known as the Middle East. Countries of the world are generally grouped together geographically to form regions. This makes comparing them easier. Regions are usually defined using some common characteristics such as race and ethnicity, culture, language, religion, historical unity, climate, or some other geographic feature. However, the area known as the Middle East generally defies definition based on these terms because of the diversity found within its area. For the purpose of this mission, you will concentrate on the countries of southwest Asia and at least part, if not all of northern Africa. At a cross-roads of influences from east, north and south, the Middle East has been Influenced by many different cultures, including the ancient Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, and even the Greeks and Romans. All have left their mark in the structures they built, and in other lasting legacies. Get ready to explore some of the physical and human characteristics of this important world region. 2.Imagine you are writing to a student that is just starting this course. Explain in one paragraph the importance of having geographic literacy. Please answer i have no clue about what the answer is and there both are suppossed to be three sentence each.thnx ill reword you with 10 points and ones i get to level 2 ill give you even more.  more

Resolved Question: Please answer some of these questions. I need them! ?

1)What is the capital of Canada? Ottawa 2) where do volcanoes form? Why? Tectonic plates and why? Because that's where old crust dives under new crust, called a subduction zone 3) what is the tallest mountain in Africa? The tallest mountain in Africa is Kilamanjaro, in Tanzania 4) Describe orographic rainfall. 5) Where do most deserts of the world occur? Why? Deserts occur in the low-middle latitudes, where the trade wind belt meets the prevailing-westerly-wind belt 6) What is the capital of South Africa? The capital of South Africa is Pretoria, I believe 7) Name the 5 oceans. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern 8) What is the world’s largest island? Greenland 9) What is the capital of Tanzania? dar es Salaam 10) What continent would you find the Walrus' natural habitat? Walruses live in the Arctic, so far northern North America 11) What is the largest country in the world? Russia 12) What is the smallest US state? Rhode Island 13) Canberra is the capital of which country? Australia 14) What is a 'sound'? A sound is an inlet of water similar but opposite of a peninsula. 15) What ancient mountain range runs NY, Pennsylvania and Vermont? Appalachian Range 16) Who was the first to circumnavigate the world? The first to circumnavigate the world is generally credited to Ferdinand Magellan 17) What is the capital of Venezuela? The capital of Venezuela is Caracas 18) Describe the 3 types of faults. 2 of the faults are slip and thrust, but I don't know the third 19) What is plate tectonics? Plate tectonics is the theory also called "continental drift" 20) Why does it get colder as altitude increases? air gets cooler because as it rises its pressure decreases 21) When do glaciers form? Glaciers form anytime the long-term climate causes more winter snowfall than summer snowmelt. 22) What is the ITCZ? the ITCZ is the "Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone" ... it's the place in the tropics where the northeasterly trade winds (in the Northern Hemisphere) meet the southeasterly trade winds (in the southern hemisphere). The ITCZ is a zone of nearly permanent storms ... its latitude shifts north and south of the equator during the year ... that's why some places on the equator have 2 rainy seasons each year, but tropical places off the equator only have 1 rainy season. 23) Where are the Andes? The Andes are near the west coast of South America .. it's a mountain range 24) Which country is the most populous? China is the most populous country, about 1.2 billion people. That’s 4 times the US population 25) Freetown is the capital of what African nation? Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone 26) What is the pupulation of Belarus? I don't know the population of Belarus, but I'd guess something like 20 million (??) 27) Which mountain range runs through Georgia? the Caucus Mountains run through European Georgia 28) What is a El Nino? El Nino is the temporary occurance of very warm water in the Pacific off the west coast of South America ... it causes a lot of climate change, but only for a year or two at a time 29) How old is the Panama Isthmus? Don't know the age of the Panama Isthmus, but it's probably younger than 100 million years ... you'll have to look that one up 30) What is the largest biome in the world? Don't know the largest biome in the world either, but I'd guess the Amazon Rainforest 31) Is the southern hemisphere a water or land hemisphere? 32) Bismarck is the capital of which US state? north dakota 33) What is the capital of Alberta Canada? Edmonton 34) Where is the Atacama desert? rainless pleatu in South america 35) Lake Eyre is in which country? United States 36) What is the jet stream? How does it form? 37) What is the difference between windward and leeward slopes? 38) What makes clay unique compared to sand? 39) What is an estuary? 40) How do aquifers form? 41) Describe sedimentation. 42) What is the difference between ngenous intrusive and igneous extrusive? 43) What is the tallest waterfall in the world? 44) In which country would you find Montevideo? 45) Who is the leader of Canada? 46) What is the longest mountain chain in the world? Andes 47) The serengetti is found in which countries? 48) What is the tallest mountain in Australia? Mt Kosciuszko, at 2228m 49) Is Dog River Saskatchwan a real place? 50) What is the capital of Laos? Vientiane  more

Resolved Question: Are only Sephardic Jews "God's Choosen People"?

I guess when looking at genes, ONLY Sephardic Jews quality as "Israelites" and that Ashkenazi Jews DON'T qualify as Israelites There was an Ashkenazi Jewish Geneticist who discovered that Ashkenazi Jews were actually decendants of the Empire of Khazaria and also partially descended from Mongolian warriors. Genetically speaking, Sephardic Jews and Palestinian Arabs are FAR more closely related to each other than are the Ashkenazi Jews, they're the odd man out so to speak. BTW, the Ashkenazi Jew who discovered all this was Dr. Arthur Koestler. BTW, he and his wife were MYSTERIOUSLY found dead in a London Hotel Room in 1983. I think there must have been a coverup as the claim it was a suicide. Anyway, here's a little bit of more info about his book. The patriarch of Haplogroup J was born around 15,000 years ago somewhere in the Fertile Crescent, a region that today includes Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The early farming successes of the J lineages spawned population booms and encouraged migration throughout much of the Mediterranean region. Both Haplogroup J and its subgroup J2 are found at a combined frequency of around 30 percent among the Jewish population. The Cohen modal lineage is found in Haplogroup J* Today the M304 marker appears at its highest frequencies in the Middle East, North Africa and Ethiopia. In Europe M304 is seen only in the Mediterranean region." http://www.kknfa.org/haplogroups.htm#Y-Haplogroups The Thirteenth Tribe 1976 ISBN 0-394-40284-7 Arthur Koestler Free copies of the book are available many places online, one copy is located here: http://www.christusrex.org/www2/koestler/ This book traces the history of the ancient Khazar Empire, a major but almost forgotten power in Eastern Europe, which in A.D. 740 converted to Judaism. Khazaria, a conglomerate of Aryan Turkish tribes, was finally wiped out by the forces of Genghis Han, but evidence indicates that the Khazars themselves migrated to Poland and formed the craddle of Western (Ashkenazim) Jewry... The Khazars' sway extended from the Black sea to the Caspian, from the Caucasus to the Volga, and they were instrumental in stopping the Muslim onslaught against Byzantium, the eastern jaw of the gigantic pincer movement that in the West swept across northern Africa and into Spain. Thereafter the Khazars found themselves in a precarious position between the two major world powers: the Eastern Roman Empire in Byzantium and the triumphant followers of Mohammed. As Arthur Koestler points out, the Khazars were the Third World of their day, and they chose a surprising method of resisting both the Western pressure to become Christian and the Eastern to adopt Islam. Rejecting both, they converted to Judaism. The second part of Mr. Koestler's book deals with the Khazar migration to Polish and Lithuanian territories, caused by the Mongol onslaught, and their impact on the racial composition and social heritage of modern Jewry. He produces a large body of meticulously detailed research in support of a theory that sounds all the more convincing for the restraint with which it is advanced. Mr. Koestler concludes: "The evidence presented in the previous chapters adds up to a strong case in favour of those modern historians - whether Austrian, Israeli or Polish - who, independently from each other, have argued that the bulk of modern Jewry is not of Palestinian, but of Caucasian origin. The mainstream of Jewish migrations did not flow from the Mediterranean across France and Germany to the east and then back again. The stream moved in a consistently westerly direction, from the Caucasus through the Ukraine into Poland and thence into Central Europe. When that unprecedented mass settlement in Poland came into being, there were simply not enough Jews around in the west to account for it, while in the east a whole nation was on the move to new frontiers" ( page 179, page 180). "The Jews of our times fall into two main divisions: Sephardim and Ashkenazim. The Sephardim are descendants of the Jews who since antiquity had lived in Spain (in Hebrew Sepharad) until they were expelled at the end of the fifteenth century and settled in the countries bordering the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and to a lesser extent in Western Europe. They spoke a Spanish-Hebrew dialect, Ladino, and preserved their own traditions and religious rites. In the 1960s, the number of Sephardim was estimated at 500000. The Ashkenazim, at the same period, numbered about eleven million. Thus, in common parlance, Jew is practically synonymous with Ashkenazi Jew." ( page 181). In Mr. Koestler's own words, "The story of the Khazar Empire, as it slowly emerges from the past, begins to look like the most cruel hoax which history has ever perpetrated." Mr. Koestler was a Mr. Koestler was an Ashkenazi Jew and took pride in his Khazar ancestry. He was also a very talented and successful writer who published over 25 novels and essays. His most successful book, Darkness at Noon, was translated in thirty-three languages. As expected, The Thirteenth Tribe caused a stir when published in 1976, since it demolishes ancient racial and ethnic dogmas...At the height of the controversy in 1983, the lifeless bodies of Arthur Koestler and his wife were found in their London home. Despite significant inconsistencies, the police ruled their death a suicide... http://www.christusrex.org/www2/koestler/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­------------------------------------- _Human Genetics_ Volume 55, Number 3 / September, 1980 Pages 391-395 Publisher: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg Extract: Arthur G. Steinberg1 and Batsheva Bonné-Tamir2 (1) Department of Biology, C  more

Resolved Question: What is the best country in Northern or Western Europe for a Black American woman to live, socially?

I'm quite over the situation here in the US. I feel like as an educated black woman, I am not afforded a normal life socially as a woman (I don't think we are in the same situation as educated black men here at all), and I'd like to leave. I've lived in and traveled to several different countries and been around enough different folks to figure out that I can't deal with conservative cultures as far as gender roles and sexism is concerned even if they are slightly better as far as race is concerned (so that puts out the Caribbean and Africa) nor can I deal with the post-slavery/post-colonial context that both blacks and whites and other groups exist in here in the US i.e. the residual internalized racism and racism... so I guess that puts out Latin America too. God knows Eastern Europe is known for its racism. Also, I've heard that France, Italy, and Spain can be quite difficult at times as well. Please spare me any sermons about over-generalizations; I really don't have time for it because we all know that things that occur commonly in cultures have a real effect on a person's life. So, where should I go? Belgium, Sweden, England, Finland, Switzerland etc.? I've heard really good things about Northern Europe as far as race is concerned and they are way liberal in comparison to here in the US so I think the gender thing should be covered there too. HELP PLEASE :) Any suggestions are much appreciated :) By the way, I've already been living abroad for three years. So, I'm quite serious about this. Language won't be a major obstacle for me. I just came back this year in order to do post graduate study, and afterwards hopefully...I'm off once again :) Umm, stormfront777, I think I see where you're coming from, but I'm not trying to be an activist. I went that route and was an organizer for a while and realized that it was a stressful complicated mess. So, now I'm just thinking of my own personal happiness...just like everybody else :) By the way, Africa is just a "homeland" to my DNA. Culturally, I would be like a fish out of water there. Not that I wouldn't want to ever visit though. I just know too many Africans to be snowed about acceptance and "brotherhood" or black authenticity or anything that the stereotypes say is there for us black folk in Africa. Colonization is a b*tch and has had some real psychological and cultural results over there concerning their concept of self in relation to white people no matter what people try to make it seem like.  more

Resolved Question: this guy said semites have coarse hair an my dad has coarse hair b/c i ask him?

so which african country is it has to be a northern african country b/c i look it up in wikipedia.an mostly semites(semitic) r from north africa right i was just wondering about semites had coarse hair. This what this guy said to me  more

Resolved Question: CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP WITS SOME???PLZZZ?

1. What aspect of the Fertile Crescent led to the development of early civilizations? (Points: 4) It had good soil. It had rivers that did not flood. It was isolated from water routes. It was near a desert. 2. What was part of the Neolithic Revolution? (Points: 4) Starting to gather food Starting to have surplus food Starting to migrate Starting to use stone tools 3. Which society developed more slowly due to a wet climate? (Points: 4) Babylonian Egyptian Northern European Sumerian 4. Which society was monotheistic? (Points: 4) Babylonians Egyptian Hebrews Sumerians 5. What was the Mandate From Heaven? (Points: 4) The first monotheistic religion The Hebrew description of the afterlife The reason Europeans built Stonehenge The way that people justified their control of China 6. Which was not a major cause of the decline of the Roman Empire? (Points: 4) A mercenary army with no loyalty Corrupt leaders Decreased agricultural production Extremely low inflation 7. Which country did Alexander attempt to invade, but stopped? (Points: 4) China Egypt India Persia 8. Which religion featured ideas about reincarnation? (Points: 4) Christianity Daoism Hinduism 9. Which government had the most pure democracy? (Points: 4) Athens China Rome Sparta 10. Who was an emperor during Pax Romana? (Points: 4) Caesar Homer Marcus Aurelius Philip 11. Which best describes Islam? (Points: 4) It does not involve prayer. It is monotheistic. It uses the Torah. It was founded in Rome. 12. Which city was the center of both the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires? (Points: 4) Alexandria Babylon Constantinople Rome 13. Which empire did the Nubians interact with the most? (Points: 4) China Egypt India Russia 14. Which was a characteristic of Mongol control of China? (Points: 4) Brutality toward native Chinese Decreased international trade Economic prosperity Religious intolerance 15. Which civilization was located in North America? (Points: 4) Adena Aztec Maya Olmec 16. Which best describes the goal of Charlemagne? (Points: 4) He attempted to overthrow the Byzantines. He hoped to expand the Russian empire. He tried to restore order to Europe. He wanted to help the Moors take Spain. 17. Who were fighting during the Crusades? (Points: 4) Catholics and Russians Christians and Muslims Indians and Ottomans Muslims and Chinese 18. What was the Great Schism? (Points: 4) A battle between England and France A fight over control of Jerusalem A philosophical conflict in China A religious crisis in Europe 19. Why did many Jews move to Poland? (Points: 4) They tried to take over the Russian Empire. They wanted the Holy Land in Poland. They wanted to stop the Diaspora. They were ordered out of Spain. 20. Which was an important aspect of Renaissance thought? (Points: 4) Allowing indulgences Ending secularism Promoting humanistic ideas Promoting Sacraments 21. How did the plague affect the economy of Europe? (Points: 4) It decreased the price of food. It made labor less expensive. It made the feudal system stronger. 22. Which was a major part of the Protestant Reformation? (Points: 4) A battle between Muslims and Christians Martin Luther's unhappiness with the Pope Queen Elizabeth's 95 Theses The persecution of Jews 23. What did the Catholic Church consider heresy? (Points: 4) The Descartes' theory The heliocentric theory The Royal Society of London The theory of gravity 24. Where was most of the trade along the Silk Road? (Points: 4) Africa America Asia Europe 25. Which region did the Mongols control? (Points: 4) Egypt Mycenaea Rome Russia  more

Resolved Question: What are the 6 countries of Northern Africa?

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Voting Question: Social Studies homework?

Hi, I need a little help with these Social Studies questions. . . 1.) What enabled people of northern Italy to sponsor learning? a) Martin Luther's ideas b) a mild climate c) wealth from trade d) help from the Germany government 2.) What did German leaders want during the Reformation? a) to increase the pope's power b) to collect their own taxes c) to enforce the laws of the Roman Catholic Church d) to collect taxes for the pope 3.) What advancement helped the spread of Luther's ideas? a) humanism b) the movable type printing press c) perspective d) the decision to stop paying indulgences 4.) What was a main goal of European exploration? a) to find a trade route to Asia b) to destroy sea monsters c) to protect the world from invasion d) to create jobs for sailors 5. Which country explored Africa while developing a route to Asia? a) Portugal b) Spain c) England d) the Philippines 6. The crew of which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world? a) Prince Henry the Navigator b) Ferdinand Magellan c) Christopher Columbus d) Vasco da Gama 7. Who is known for strengthening the power of French kings? a) Peter the Great b) Cardinal Mazarin c) King Ferdinand d) Cardinal Richelieu 8. For which of the following is Queen Elizabeth I remembered? a) marrying six times b) strengthening England c) executing Charles I d) leading the Glorious Revolution 9. All of the following were factors in the conquest of the Incas EXCEPT a) an extremely large Spanish army. b) European diseases. c) the kidnapping of the empire's ruler. d) a civil war within the empire. 10. What was one effect of the slave trade on Africa? a) Most Africans grew rich. b) African societies suffered. c) Africa gained capable workers. d) The region grew stronger. Thanks so much everybody! ! ! ! .:Crystal:.  more

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Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Norway: Oslo Oman: Muscat Pakistan: Islamabad Palau: Koror note: a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror Panama: Panama Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby Paraguay: Asuncion Peru: Lima ... South Africa: Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town. Spain: Madrid Sri Lanka: Colombo ... more

African immigrants risk lives on epic trek to U.S. :: Ethiopian Review

Thanks to a legal window for immigrants from conflict zones, citizens from Horn of Africa countries hand themselves over to Mexican officials in return for a 30-day pass that eases the last leg of their months-long odyssey. ... Mexico and Guatemala and spending two-weeks in the Tapachula detention center, Sharew — a student who said he disagreed with the Ethiopian government — and a dozen or so immigrants released at the same time bought plane tickets to northern Mexico. ... more

Science and Religion in Islam: The Link.: 474)Humanistic Dimension ...

Forgotten, for one thing, is the fact that economic development in Western nations was accompanied by massive urbanization. Yet today, in the countries of Asia and Africa where we work, over 70 percent of the population is rural. .... Northern Pakistan provides another example, in a challenging high mountain environment, of a complex approach to rural stabilization. Innovations in water and land management have been accompanied by a new focus on local choice through ... more

Road to 2010 World Cup Final: South Africa's Neighbors to Help ...

Eleven countries agreed to reduce pressure on the regional grid during the 2010 tournament. They will encourage manufacturers to slow production during peak evening periods for the games. They also agreed to boost energy efficiency and ... How about South Africa help out their northern neighbors Zimbabwe with their human rights struggle under dictator Robert Mugabe? Now THAT would make this a truly African World Cup ... Bookmark and Share. Posted by Cesar at 7:39 PM ... more

Territories and Regions of Africa and List of African countries

The countries in this table are categorised according to the scheme for geographic subregions used by the United Nations, and data included are per sources in cross-referenced articles. Where they differ, provisos are clearly indicated. ... more

North Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Many countries in Northern Africa received Soviet military aid, while many in Central and Southern Africa were supported by the United States, France or both.

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Countries of NAME | Northern Africa and the Middle East North Africa A region of northern Africa generally considered to include the modern-day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya

North Africa: Definition from Answers.com Northern Africa and the Middle East is a region of the International Mission Board. ... Countries; Participate. Pray; Give; Go; Partner; Resources. Voices of the Faithful; Print Resources

Home | Northern Africa and the Middle East Contained by the shores of the Mediterranean to the north and the arid sands of the Sahara to the south, the countries of North Africa were heavily influenced by ancient European ...