History
Exploring "Why" questions about History
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Why Dick Cheney is a “war criminal”, and worse than other Bush-admin politicians who also pushed for war.
People consider Dick Cheney a war criminal, because there was no evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. This was the whole basis for entering and bombing Iraq. Also, Dick Cheney was the Chai
Why do people think the Iraq war was about oil when economically the war has cost 1000x more than any covert oil extraction could produce?
First you need to understand where the money the war has cost actually went. It financed US companies developing and producing gear. It financed the salary of US civilians and soilders the like.
Why does Turkey refuse to recognize the Armenian, Assyrian, & Greek genocides?
They don't want to be known as the perpetrator of millions of deaths and ethnic cleansing.
Why do TV shows, such as Breaking Bad, have different writers and directors for each episode?
Prevents burn out. Brings some fresh ideas into the mix. Even the best and most interesting plot outline for a show can become boring if the same writer has to keep coming up with material.
Why are ancient Gods such as Zeus, Ahura Mazda, Ra, etc now considered to be myths or false?
I think for the most part it's because the people who believed in them were conquered by other nations, who then converted the believers to the new religion.
Why can we listen to music at a loud volume, but once it cuts to a commercial or someone talking, it sounds a lot louder?
You know how at the loud volume of your music the music itself has variations in loudness? Some sounds are louder some are softer. So, without changing the volume of your speakers you can encode and c
Why do some people consider Obama a communist/socialist/Hitler, and what exact powers does he have?
They call him a socialist because he's further involving the government in private industries. They call him "Hitler" because they greatly dislike him.
Why is St. Louis not as important in the United States as it once was? Is it likely to continue shrinking?
It was very important when the Mississippi was a big hub for transferring industrial products out of the Midwest. The small arms factory my grandmother worked at during WWII in Davenport, IA shipped t
Why were flat roofs used so much in buildings in the past? Did they not know the leaking problem it would eventually lead to?
Flat roofs are much cheaper to build than pitched roofs. They require less material and significantly less time. This is especially true when they are spanning a large open area like a gymnasium or wa
Why picking only 10 people for a data study is worse than picking > 30 people.
Use some dice. The average value of any single die being rolled should be 3.5(that the average of 6,5,4,3,2 & 1). However when you roll it once it's very possible for you to get really far away fr