World History Questions

Fighting began in Lexington and concord when British troops came to arrest colonial leaders and take colonial weapons.

In revolt against defence, U.S joined World War-1 on April 6, 1917.

Edwin Lemert described primary deviance as a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept

In the early 7th century, 610 A.D Islam was founded and Prophet Muhammad was accredited for its origin. It is beleived that it was first origined in Mecca and Medina.

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.

The reason that the Interstate Commerce Act required that rates be published was to avoid secret rebates and similar deals. Until then, big shippers would demand rebates from railroads, which would in effect reduce their shipping costs without letting competitors know. This is anti-competitive.

Hence, the Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rates.