A yeshiva (/jəˈʃiːvə/; Hebrew: ישיבה, lit. ‘sitting’; pl. ישיבות, yeshivot or yeshivos) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in parallel. What is a yeshiva used for? A yeshiva is […]
Why did Rhode Islanders agree to separate church and state? They wanted to establish religious tolerance. What caused conflict between the English settlers and the American Indians? Different attitudes to land use and disagreements over trade. Why did RI allow religious freedom? From its earliest settlement, Rhode Island was a […]
One story says that the founder, George Fox, once told a magistrate to tremble (quake) at the name of God and the name ‘Quakers’ stuck. Other people suggest that the name derives from the physical shaking that sometimes went with Quaker religious experiences. Why are Quakers named that? George Fox, […]
The Pilgrims believed that before the foundation of the world, God predestined to make the world, man, and all things. He also predestined, at that time, who would be saved, and who would be damned. Only those God elected would receive God’s grace, and would have faith. What religion did […]
Separatist, also called Independent, any of the English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who wished to separate from the perceived corruption of the Church of England and form independent local churches. What was the name of the Puritan group that wanted to separate from the Church of England […]
But before you dismiss the idea, consider that Hawaii was just ranked among the top five states for providing the best college value. That’s according to a landmark research study we just completed on Student Debt and Future Earnings. Are colleges in Hawaii hard to get into? The acceptance rate […]
The decision to invade Vietnam was made by Napoleon III in July 1857. It was the result not only of missionary propaganda but also, after 1850, of the upsurge of French capitalism, which generated the need for overseas markets and the desire for a larger French share of the Asian […]
Among the more startling of the many disclosures was that the government’s real reason for carrying on the war was not to assure the independence of an ally, South Vietnam, as the government had said over and over again, but the far more ambitious geopolitical aim – likely to take […]
In an utterly banal sense, the United States could have won the Vietnam War by invading the North, seizing its urban centers, putting the whole of the country under the control of the Saigon government and waging a destructive counterinsurgency campaign for an unspecified number of years. What if America […]
The Australian government committed troops to the Vietnam War in 1965. Australia’s involvement in Vietnam was driven by a fear of communist expansion in Asia and the government’s desire to align itself with the United States. Why did Australia go to the Vietnam War? Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War […]
Initially the United States had little interest in Vietnam and was equivocal about supporting France, but in 1950, due to an intensification of the Cold War and a fear that communism would prevail in Vietnam, the U.S. began providing financial and military support to French forces. Why did the United […]
The conventional view remains that the United States lost the Vietnam War because our opponent, North Vietnam, conquered the side we backed, South Vietnam, which surrendered in April 1975. What happened to the South after the Vietnam War? Following the end of the war, according to official and non-official estimates, […]
The United States. The United States With a budget of $738 billion and 1,388,000 men and women in the armed forces, it boasts an awe-inspiring 6,125 nuclear weapons, 11 aircraft carriers, 68 nuclear submarines, 3,761 military aircraft, 867 attack helicopters, 6,209 tanks and 113 warships. Who is the No 1 […]
58,220 U.S.. The Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Extract Files contains records of 58,220 U.S. military fatal casualties of the Vietnam War. How many U.S. military died in WWII? 291,557Overview War or conflict Date Total U.S. deaths Combat World War II 1939–1945 291,557 […]
Hawaii is incredibly lush. There is a reason for that; it is raining every day somewhere on the islands. That’s a given. Even though the sun is shining very brightly and the rest of the sky is blue – there might be a rain cloud up over the mountains, dumping […]