Lenin had an idealistic vision about a socialist state that had nothing to do with the reality of what happened later on in the Soviet Union. The vision of Lenin was to create a society where all the people will be equal, thus there would be a horizontal hierarchy. Also, all the people should have earned the same amount of money, and all of them would have had enough for a decent living. The country should have been stable, and the economy self-sustaining.
In reality, the Soviet Union turned to be a society where there was lot of discrimination. The people were terrorized, and millions died because of their opinion, ethnicity, or religion. The society was ruled by the oligarchy, and the rest of the people were living in relatively poor conditions. Because of bad economic planning there were multiple years in which there was not enough food.
Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln slumped forward in his seat, Booth leapt onto the stage and escaped through the back door. A doctor in the audience rushed over to examine the paralyzed president. Lincoln was then carried across the street to Petersen's Boarding House, where he died early the next morning.
Answers:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Christopher Columbus (1492)
- August 2, 1776
- The Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
- The Meuse-Argonne Offensive (World War 1)
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Explanations:
- The capital would change places throughout the young history of the US before permanently moving to Washington D.C. This location is a sort of neutral ground between the north and south (note how it's fairly halfway between the two extremes).
- Despite Columbus discovering the Americas in 1492, the Vikings were actually before him. Though I have a feeling your teacher is leaning toward Columbus considering question 4 asks about that. Also, the Native Americans were already in the Americas when both parties discovered the continents, so it really depends on how you phrase the question.
- Many think that July 4th, 1776 was the date of signing, but this is likely not the case. The declaration started around this time window, but the actual signing process took place August 2, 1776.
- These three ships were the ones that first arrive in the Americas in 1492. Some scholars dispute that these were the official names of the ships and they may have had other names. I have a feeling your teacher will be leaning toward the answer I mentioned above.
- It probably depends on context. If you mean on American soil, then the deadliest civil war battle would be the Battle of Gettysburg (7,863 people killed). If you expand out the scope to include any American war, then the deadliest battle was The Meuse-Argonne Offensive during World War 1. About 26,277 people died during this battle. I'm defining "deadliest" in terms of the most number of people killed.
