I've heard that when Columbus came to North America diseases like smallpox killed the majority of the North Americans that were already there. Why didn't it work the other way as well?

Was it not feasible economically or militarily to invade the island? I don't understand why he didn't pursue the Kuomintang when they evacuated the government to Taipei.

I am writing a research paper on the Third Crusade and am in need of some guidance selecting some secondary and primary sources.

Are they Ukrainian? Are they their own identity? Why don't they have their own country?

The more detailed information you could provide the better. Thanks community!

Hi, I have an argumentative essay due this coming Thursday the 12th and I'm really lost and don't know how to answer this. I must also cite 4-6 primary sources, but I'm sure I will now how to do that once I know how to answer the main question. So someone please help. Thanks so much in advance.

Why were the Finnish so much better at skiing, outdoor survival, and winter combat in general? Many of the Soviets also came from snowy places, did they not? I've even heard Finns would find How to Ski Booklets on Soviet bodies. Why is this? I recognize the USSR was a large place so some may never have even seen snow, but I'd figure the majority had grown up with it.

Can anyone provide an accurate source in learning the Mayan Calendar? specifically the Tzolk'in Calendar? Thank you.

I know that the Mayans used a shell-like glyph as a placeholder, something we translate to be zero, but did they consider it a true number, as we do today?

Especially the ones with Wolfe Tone and David O'Connell. Wouldn't the new US government, especially with Adams at the helm, want to spite the British in any way possible?

It probably goes deeper than that, I know, but what happened?