• How did railroads change people’s lives?
  They helped trade and industry grow, by carrying raw materials to ...

• Who fought and died in the trenches?
  Millions of young men during World War I (1914-1918). Trenches were ...

• Who shot the Russian Tsar?
  Russian rebels, called Bolsheviks. During the Russian Revolution of ...

• Who made Five Year Plans?
  Joseph Stalin, Russian communist leader who ruled from 1924-1953. He ...

• What was the Long March?
  A grueling march by Chinese communist soldiers through wild, rocky ...

• Why did the Romans spend so long in the bath?
  Because Roman baths were great places to relax and meet your friends. ...

• How else did the Romans relax?
  By eating and drinking in taverns, gamblin going to the theater, and ...

• Did the Romans have central heating?
  Yes. They invented a system called the "hypocaust." Hot air, heated ...

• Were the Romans expert engineers?
  Yes - among the best in the world! They built roads, bridges, ...

• Where did Roman soldiers live?
  In goatskin tents, while on the march, or in big barrack blocks ...