Answer: Thomas Edison
Explanation: The dictionary says it was Thomas Edison who put hello into common usage. He urged the people who used his phone to say "hello" when answering. His rival, Alexander Graham Bell, thought the better word was "ahoy."
<span>President Andrew Johnson stopped punitive actions against the South. He pardoned</span>
Answer: It effectively ended Japanese Naval Supremacy.
Explanation:
Before the Battle of Midway, the Japanese were a very formidable force in the Pacific. Their navy boasted of several aircraft carriers which allowed them to sink ships with planes and they used this to devastating effect against the Americans at Pearl Harbor and the Australians.
The Japanese knew that if they could capture Midway, they would get the opportunity to negotiate favorably with the Americans and the Americans knew they could not lose Midway due to its strategic location.
The Americans broke the Japanese code for the battle and figured out their plans and used this to inflict a heavy loss on the Japanese by sinking 4 of their aircraft carriers. The Japanese Navy never recovered from this and for the rest of the war, they were on the defensive.
Answer:
It broke apart
Explanation:
Starting in 1989, the USSR started to suffer from extreme political instability. This was due to restrictions on censorship and the economy. Around this period is when the SSRss, (Soviet Socialist Republics, essentially states) started to break away. This culminated in 1991 when the entire Union collapsed and it became a Democracy.
Answer:
Erasmus
Explanation:
Erasmus was a Dutch scholar and Catholic priest whose views were distinct from many other religious reformers. Erasmus travelled throughout Europe as a biblical and humanist educator. He trusted the power of words and used his writing to attack scholars theology and clerical abuses and promote his philosophy of Christ.
Erasmus was condemned from all sides because of his ideas which were opposed by clergies. He had worked for peace and unity, only to experience war and breakup.
