History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
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Why every time the USA has a war or conflict, its always on foreign soil and not domestic
Because the USA has two borders in North America, neither with a country with the will or power to take them on militarily. Short of having another civil war, how is the USA supposed to have a war on
Why all the controversy surrounding Burger King purchasing Tim Hortons?
The issue is not them purchasing Tim Hortons. The issue is them moving the new Joint Headquarters to Canada in order to avoid American corporate taxes.
Why the Iraq war never had big battles
Bad idea to get into a big battle with the US military i assume. With air superiority and better communications, whatever large assets you have in the field are going to get taken out very quickly
Why are the recently revealed emails concerning Blair, Bush and the Iraq War important? Do they tell us anything new?
Some people still like to think politicians are honest. They're not. Many are very hungry for war, same is true with Syria right now.
Why technology rapidly increased in the 20th century
The printing press. No really. You can pretty much draw a smooth line from the end of the Dark Ages, through the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution and the Modern Age, that shows a steady incre
Why have humans evolved to need omega fats from fish if not all previous civilizations had access to fish?
Omega fats are not derived just from fish. While fish definitely has a lot of omega fats, they're also found in other foods. _URL_0_
why is cracking your neck seen as a sign of strength?
They are not showing how tough they are. They are showing that they're stretching and loosening up in preparation for kicking butt. It's in the same class as cracking one's knuckles or taking a jacket
Why does olive oil have 100+ calories per serving and olive oil cooking spray have 0?
For the same reason that a Tic-Tac which is 100% sugar can be sold as sugar free Rounding The FDA says that you can round the values so if your product has less than 0.5 grams per serving you can repo
Why did some ancient civilizations (i.e. Romans) seem to have more advancements in things like architecture than others (i.e. Native North Americans)
There are a lot of different theories as to why this is. The one I think best explains it is that technological development comes about because of competition for resources, either because of overpopu
Why does the British Empire Contain Canada
Canada is still "technically" apart of the British Empire, as the Queen is the head of state, though we still have control over both internal and foreign affairs. Back then though it was a rather diff