Answer:
1. The word Asia originated from the Ancient Greek word Ἀσία, first attributed to Herodotus (about 440 BCE) in reference to Anatolia or to the Persian Empire, in contrast to Greece and Egypt. It originally was just a name for the east bank of the Aegean Sea, an area known to the Hittites as Assuwa.
Explanation:
The Watergate break-in started when a group of men, known as the "plumbers," broke into the Democratic headquarters. They were arrested for this break-in.
Shortly after this two reporters from the Washington Post (Woodward and Bernstein) found that the current US president, Richard Nixon, might have been involved in ordering this break-in. Their confidential source provided details on how Nixon was involved.
Nixon denied these claims. However, a full scale investigation was launched. During this investigation, the court ordered Nixon to hand over recorded conversations from his office in the White House. He refused, was brought to court, and the Supreme Court ruled that he must turn over the recorded conversations.
These tapes showed Nixon's guilty, causing him to resign shortly after the court case.
Answer:
Seven Years War.
Explanation:
Much of the Western Europe was involved in this war, and some historians are even calling it World War because it stretched on the American continent.
On one side main role was in the hand of Great Britain and Prussia, while on the other side France, Habsburg Monarchy, Spain and Russia were the main protagonists. This war additionally showed the division between European forces and it led to establishment of Britain and Prussia as greatest forces in Europe.
Because these men built some of the biggest industrial empires and pushed forward the industrialization of America.
I think question 8 is 1, not 100% sure though...
