Why did the spanish start bringing african slaves to their new world colonies in the early 1500s?

Which did president carter refuse to do in his attempt to free american hostages taken by iran?

Legally, the decision to try a child (age 13 - 17) as an adult is mostly based upon which of these? a) the severity of the crime b) the influence of the family c) the number of past offenses d) the grades of the accused child

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u.s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.