Drawing rooms, hostesses held regular social gatherings
Galileo's problem was that he was trying to teach people science which was in conflict with what the church preached. When he started questioning the church and providing scientific results the people started questioning as well which did not bode well for the church. The conflict got resolved with him abandoning his research and living a quite secluded life until he died.
The factors that led to the surprise strategic attack of Pearl Harbor was due to many reasons, among which the Japanese imperialistic tendencies were the most obvious one. The Japanese really wanted to have control over those portions of the Pacific which is also the reason why they attacked Pearl Harbor.
