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What is the role of agriculture in national economy?
Not as much as farmers and ranchers might like. Agriculture represents less than 4% of the US national gross domestic product. As such, agricultural products are frequently "hung out to dry" in international trade negotiations. Farmers and ranchers represent less than 1% of the total US population, making them politically "expendable".
What Was Poverty like before World War One?
It was a much better life before the war had started, because lots of people had died during the war. There was also Imperialism going on which means one country taking over another country's land or government.
What type of economy did England have in the 1500's?
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s: These are interesting... Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs." There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence. The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a "thresh hold." (Getting quite an education, aren't you?) In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old." Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat." Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous. Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper crust." Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake." England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead ringer." And that's the truth... Now, whoever said that History was boring ! ! !
Why are 1920s considered the roaring 20's?
By 1921, the United States was in the depths of a depression with an unemployment rate hovering at 20% and runaway inflation. This came to an end with the beginning of the newly elected President Warren Harding. He passed away while in office and Vice President Calvin Coolidge became President. During their administrations, most Americans were enjoying a high standard of living. Food was plentiful and cheap thanks to the vast quantity produced on American farms. More and more people bought their own homes through mortgages. They filled them with all kinds of consumer goods and parked their new cars in the garage. But the "Roaring Twenties" was also the great age of popular entertainment. In the theatres and "speakeasies" (secret, illegal bars) , people were entertained by "vaudeville" acts (music hall) , singers and jazz and dance bands. The period is often called the "Jazz Age." Radio stations mushroomed all over America, the programmes being paid for from advertising. But above all it was the age of the cinema. (By the end of the 1920s 100 million cinema tickets were sold each week.) Thousands of black and white silent films were made in America in the 1920s, especially in Hollywood, which became the capital of the industry. Actors and actresses like Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Rudolf Valentino became "stars" and were known all over the world. By the end of the 1920s sound and color had been successfully added on a small scale. In 1927 the first "talkie" was made called "The Jazz Singer," starring Al Jolson. Many people had enough spare cash to invest in the stock market. They often made a lot more money, as the industry's profits went up, so did the price of shares. This is called speculation and an increasing number of people tried it, often using borrowed money. The result was the price of shares eventually began to fall and then collapsed, leaving many bankrupt. Harding, Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover never believed in governmental controls. Therefore, in 1929 the Stock Markets crashed which marked the beginning of the Great Depression.There is also a conflict of social attitudes. With women, the passing of the 19th amendment giving the women to vote led to a movement of women called "flappers." They were women who wore shorter dresses, used a lot of cosmetics and never followed the traditional mores of society. A sexual revolution took place as it did in the 1960's especially the rise and tolerance of homosexuality. They hung out in ballrooms and inventing new dances that went with the times like the "Charleston" and the "Lindy." Novels expressing explicit sex was also popular. In urban areas of the country, there was more tolerance of the minorities never seen in the country before. The other side of the story are the religious traditionalists who made selling alcoholic beverages illegal (prohibition) with the passing of the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution. With this, we begin the next decade with illegal "rum running" and the rise of the mob.
What is a good sentence using ruthlessness?
The girl had become ruthlessness because she hung out with the wrong croud.
What would happen to people who helped deserters in the Civil War?
They were hung
Whom was hung after civil war for his actions?
Captain Henry Wirz, the comandant of Andersonville.
What was the punishment of a Civil War spy who was caught?
They could be hung, banished, or put in prison.
Which plant is hung over doors to bring good luck?
Mistletoe is often hung over doors to bring good luck.
Which plant is hung over the doors in France to bring good luck?
Mistletoe is often hung over doors to bring good luck.
How did siege towers protect attackers?
Siege towers often had cattle hides hung from the sides like curtains to stop oil and arrows.
What did Richard Henry Lee do to become known?
He was hung like a m0f0.
How did actions by American presidents and their cabinets affect a civil right movement?
they hung all the black people
What is a good sentence for operator?
the operator hung up on me
Why was Sarah good hung?
she was acussed of being a witch
Why was benazir bhutto's father hung?
Because he was a not good politacion
