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Decade - 1990s
This category has questions involving events, social trends, political beliefs, major discoveries, or general information related to the 1990s.
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What was the minimum wage in the 90s?
In 1998 the minimum wage was $5.15. Today the present minimum wage has risen only a little over two dollars since 1998 to $7.25.
How many World Series did the New York Yankees win in the 1990s?
The New York Yankees won 5 World Series titles since 1990.
1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009.
Who were the New York Yankees shortstops in the 1990's?
Tino Martinez was the New York Yankees first baseman in 2000, and 2001. Jasom Giambi took over in 2002 and was the firat baseman until 2008. In 2004, and 2007 Giambi spent most of the time on the DL and the Yankees had a number of players fill in for him including Tony Clark, Johm Olerude and Doug Mientkiewicz. In 2009 the Yankees signed Mark Teixeira.
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Who set a major league record for the fewest errors by a shortstop with 3 in the 1990's?
Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles in 1990.
What led to the eruption of war in Balkans in the 1990's?
The Balkans were engulfed warfare because of sectarian and ethnic issues. The breakup of the former Yugoslavia led to the fighting.
What is the Taliban's main goal?
The taliban want to destroy non-Muslims, so the world can be full of Muslims, although that won't resolve things because it could cause arguments between Muslims themselves. Therefore, they think they're doing the right thing but they are just crazy lunatics with nothing to fight for(in the long run).they are trying to get the weapons from Afghanistan.
you just have to remember not to hate Muslims cause these are not normal people. the taliban are Muslim extremists. not normal Muslims who just want peace.
What scientific discoveries were made in the 1980's?
Personal computers off the top of my head were a huge change in the 80's.. bringing computing power from central mainframes at universities and large corporations down to individuals.
What major events happened in 1997?
January
Clinton began his second term as President on January 20. February
Scientists cloned dolly the sheep. March
The Hale-Bopp across the sky April
Melting snow flodded the red river in North dakota, it was the worst flood in hundreds of years. May
The African country Zaïre changed into Congo. June
Britain gave up control of Hong Kong. July
On July 4, the spacecraft Pathfinder landed on Mars to explore. August
Britain's Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris. September
On September 5, Mother Teresa died within a week of princess Diana. October
Fire fighters in Malaysia fought a huge fire. November
Saddan husein refused to allow U.S. inspectors working for the United Nations to search Iraqi weapon sites. December
More than 120 other countries signed a treaty to get rid of land mines.
Yes, the US military cuts back after it's wars, however the end of WWII was different. When WWII ended in 1945, the cold war immediately began...in fact it began while the Soviets (Russians) and US/British were racing for Berlin in 1944. The Soviets were an enemy before WWII commenced; WWII was just a temporary truce until the axis were defeated.
Therefore, when WWII ended, the cold war commenced hot and heavy. Consequently, there was some downsizing from 16 million men to 3 million men...but the military stabilized at that figure. When the cold war ended in 1990 (Berlin Wall came down in 1989), the US military stabilized at around the 2 million man mark, but shut down an incredible number of bases.
How did Industrialization change the cities to which it spread?
The growth of industrial cities: 18th - 19th century AD
The availability of work in Britain's mills and factories, particularly after the introduction of steam power, has the effect of drawing ever-increasing numbers of people from the countryside into rapidly expanding cities. Manchester and the closely related town of Salford have 25,000 inhabitants between them in 1772. In 1821 the joint population is 181,000. By 1851 this conurbation has grown to 455,000.
The growth of Manchester's textile industry brings equivalent prosperity to the nearby port of Liverpool - just in time since the slave trade, the previous source of Liverpool's wealth, is made illegal in 1807. Cotton saves the day. Eight new docks are built in Liverpool between 1815 and 1835.
The amount of raw cotton brought ashore in Liverpool shows a threefold increase between 1820 and 1850, from half a million bales a year to 1.5 million. There is a comparable rise in the population - with a leap of 60% in a single decade, the 1840s, from 250,000 to 400,000 inhabitants.
The other great industrial city of the era, Birmingham, starts from a lower base. Its population increases from 86,000 to 233,000 between 1801 and 1851. Birmingham's interests are broader than those of Lancashire, where textiles predominate. Birmingham is blessed with an abundance of coal, iron and wood in the immediate neighbourhood, and with a position at the very heart of England.
Birmingham's real potential is realized only with the arrival of the railway. The line to London is completed in 1838. By then the city's workshops, specializing in metal-based industries, are ready to supply a wider market. A French visitor in 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville, describes the place as 'an immense workshop, a huge forge', where one sees only 'busy people and faces brown with smoke' and hears 'nothing but the sound of hammers and the whistle of steam escaping from boilers'.
To a detached observer the Industrial Revolution can seemromantic in the 1780s and fascinatingly strange in the 1830s. But it is also becoming evident that it creates an environment in which it can be extremely unpleasant to work.
The Japanese, Hirohito was the Emperor of Japan during and just before WWII.
What was life like in the 1990s?
Lol, The 90's. I lived my teen years through the 90's.
Life was good.
I can answer a more specific question if you like.
Purr^^~
What were the events that happened on august 16 1994?
Nothing major happened on August 9, 1994, but there were some interesting occurrences. Specifically, Phil Rizzuto was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the O.J. Simpson murder trial was well underway.
What was the worst school shooting?
If we're talking about high school I would say Columbine: 12 students and 1 teacher killed, 21 others wounded. If you are including colleges I would go with Virginia Tech: 32 people killed, 25 wounded.
Military threats were drastically reduced in the early 1990s because the end of?
Military threats were drastically reduced because of the end of the Gulf War in the early 1990s. This left the United States, at that time, in no direct conflicts.
When did women start serving in the military?
Women, according to the Aspin Rules, are exempt from assignment to Direct Ground Combat units. This means that females cannot be assigned below brigade level to Combat Arms units (Infantry, Armor, Artillery).
Pilots, however, can be female since they are not expected to participate in ground combat.
This rule still exists, however, due to the nature of modern warfare, women in combat support and combat service support units are frequently encountered with situations in which mission accomplishment requires them to engage in ground combat.
The women in the United States military are great assets to our combat effectiveness and have proven time and again that they are valuable members of the team, even if they don't serve in combat positions.
What country became a free market economy in the 1990s?
Russia - and all its satellite countries in the Eastern bloc.
What caused the civil war in Algeria?
The political conflict began in December 1991 when the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) gained popularity with the people. Due to fear that the FIS would win the current election, the National Libertarian Front (FLN) party cancelled elections after the first round, and the military took control of the government. As a result, the conflict escalated.
What major events took place in 1940?
the short version of the answer: USA entered World War 2. the long version of the answer: The Imperial Japanese Navy made its attack on Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, was aimed at the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces. The attack damaged or destroyed twelve American warships, destroyed 188 aircraft, and killed 2,403 American servicemen and 68 civilians. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto reluctantly planned the raid as the start of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, and it was commanded by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, who lost 64 servicemen. However, the Pacific Fleet's three aircraft carriers were not in port and so were undamaged, as were the base's vital oil tank farms, submarine pens, and machine shops. Using these resources the United States was able to rebound within six months to a year. The U.S. public saw the attack as a treacherous act and rallied against the Empire of Japan, causing the United States to enter World War II. This attack has also been called the Bombing of Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Pearl Harbor but, most commonly, the Attack on Pearl Harbor or simply Pearl Harbor.
How many World Series appearances did the New York Yankees make in the 1990s?
In the 1990's, the Yankees made three World Series appearances.
- 1996 (defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-2)
- 1998 (defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0)
- 1999 (defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-0)
