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2exnib | What was the average Englishmen's opinion on Belgium between the dissolution of Leopold's Congo and WW1? | I'm still very naive on the topic, but from what I've read the Belgians were incredibly brutal, murdering up to 10 million Congolese in horrific ways, and that Great Britain spearheaded the opposition against Leopold's Congo. Yet only 6 years later, Britain took up arms against one of the strongest countries in defense... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2exnib/what_was_the_average_englishmens_opinion_on/ | {
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83rwyu | When someone was granted a new title in England, was the land associated with the title owned by anyone already? What happened to the previous occupants? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/83rwyu/when_someone_was_granted_a_new_title_in_england/ | {
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45zjbl | I've always got the impression (from movies and school teachers mostly) that the Huns and the mongols were both very similar it terms of how they lived (nomadic, horse riders, imperialists) and where they came from (The Asian Steppe lands). Do you think that's a reasonable way to view them? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/45zjbl/ive_always_got_the_impression_from_movies_and/ | {
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d010xq | Can someone briefly tell me how the Allied powers won ww1? | Can someone briefly tell me how the Allied powers won ww1? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/d010xq/can_someone_briefly_tell_me_how_the_allied_powers/ | {
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8q4aky | Is Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" still considered accurate considering historical excavations, findings, and new evidence of the fall of the Roman Empire? Is it considered outdated? | Is Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" still considered accurate considering historical excavations, findings, and new evidence of the fall of the Roman Empire? Is it considered outdated?
I have no doubt the prose and syntax is articulately put together and worth a read on those m... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8q4aky/is_edward_gibbons_the_history_of_the_decline_and/ | {
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1svd9p | How did English, as we all know is a Germanic language, become the prominent language in Britain when, as I've read that many historians believe, the number of Anglo-Saxon migrants was small relative to the number of Native Britons and Romano-Britons? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1svd9p/how_did_english_as_we_all_know_is_a_germanic/ | {
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7ulqnb | When did "meth labs" become a thing? Do we know when the improvised synthesis of methamphetamine surfaced? | I'm aware of methamphetamine's history in WWII, but there it was being produced on an industrial scale, with presumably fewer jerry-rigged components. Wikipedia also informs me that methamphetamine use in America became more popular in the 1980s, but based on the statement that the drug was coming from manufacturers in... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7ulqnb/when_did_meth_labs_become_a_thing_do_we_know_when/ | {
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3rn8r9 | Why did people from North Africa and the Middle East wear such "huge" outfits? | I've been looking through some depictions of people like Musa I, Suleiman the Magnificent, Menelik II (photograph), and Akia the Great, these guys are wearing layers and layers of carpet-thick cloth. Given the climates they were from, this seems extremely impractical. Were these really part of their regular attire, o... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3rn8r9/why_did_people_from_north_africa_and_the_middle/ | {
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20k4wq | Why does England have a closer relationship with Wales than Scotland? | Welsh teams play in English soccer leagues while Scottish teams do not. Wales uses Bank of England notes while Scottish banks are allowed to print their own notes. Scotland has independence referendums while Wales has had none that I know of. There must be more examples which I do not know of. I am an outside observer(... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20k4wq/why_does_england_have_a_closer_relationship_with/ | {
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93yc5t | Given the amount of standardization in US military equipment in WW2, why was there so many different classes of boats in the US Navy? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/93yc5t/given_the_amount_of_standardization_in_us/ | {
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47ghe9 | When did the idea of extinctions become accepted theory by European Culture? | When was the idea that there were animals/plants that used to exist, but were now extinct become a fairly common idea? Also, was there a certain animal that was first noticed of having gone extinct despite it existing in the time of Man, ie something like the Dodo bird which was a fairly modern animal of as opposed to... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/47ghe9/when_did_the_idea_of_extinctions_become_accepted/ | {
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1uo8y0 | The "best" history museums? | Who or what institutions are considered the best in the field of museums or public history? Any small museums or historic sites out there that do a remarkable job without the big budget that big museums have? Any history museums/sites out there that have really great public outreach programs?
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9otqb4 | As an African American in 1863 how would my life change in the days after the Emancipation proclamation? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9otqb4/as_an_african_american_in_1863_how_would_my_life/ | {
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80vfda | Are the legless/armless armor that the ancient romans and greeks wore in period movies realistic? | It seems strange to me that a peoples who fought primarily with shields and spears would have no armor for their legs and arms. They should at least have some leather instead of bare skin, right? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/80vfda/are_the_leglessarmless_armor_that_the_ancient/ | {
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2h0y7y | Why are the boundaries between England, Scotland, and Wales located where they are? Have they moved over time? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2h0y7y/why_are_the_boundaries_between_england_scotland/ | {
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3k0et9 | What was the difference between British infantry platoons in ww1 and ww2? | As in the structure of the platoon. I imagine that there would be more variation and specialisation in ww2 than the ww1 platoons. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3k0et9/what_was_the_difference_between_british_infantry/ | {
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9u76km | Why do public schools focus on ancient Greece so much? | I know democracy was started in Athens and the Greeks were very influential, but why do schools focus on them so much? Surely other cultures had as significant impacts. Why don't we ever learn about ancient African or Asian cultures? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9u76km/why_do_public_schools_focus_on_ancient_greece_so/ | {
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1lb0ey | Ho Chi Minh's name | So I recently was given a Korean name by my girlfriend. 김제민 (Gim Jae-Min) the last two sylables of which roughly mean "helps the people (citizens)" She and her friends gave me this name because they know I'm a socialist.
Then I noticed the name Ho *Chi Minh* looks really similar and could possibly be a transliterati... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lb0ey/ho_chi_minhs_name/ | {
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26fkdi | What is the history of Irish Nationalism? | Mostly from the 20th century onward. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/26fkdi/what_is_the_history_of_irish_nationalism/ | {
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975l5g | Is there any evidence to suggest that Native Americans visited other parts of the world? | I'm reading a bit about how many different groups could possibly have visited the New World before Columbus (the Vikings, Indonesia, Japan, etc) with varying levels of quality of evidence to back those possibilities up. It's odd that I don't see much discussion of the possibility that someone from the New World visited... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/975l5g/is_there_any_evidence_to_suggest_that_native/ | {
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3935fn | How were the WWI battlefields/memorials treated in the lead up to, outbreak of and conclusion of WWII? | There appear to have been a lot of building of monuments in the interwar period and from what I could see not too much has been talked about what happened to these memorials immediately before and during the war.
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2gy8a1 | Was Scotland a major power in Europe before the Acts of Union in 1707? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2gy8a1/was_scotland_a_major_power_in_europe_before_the/ | {
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1fut43 | What is the history behind swimming strokes? | How did the standard swimming strokes that we know today develop? How far back do they go? Were people in antiquity swimming in a different fashion to us? More to the point how did swimming strokes, even "strange" ones like breast stroke and butterfly, become standardised around the world? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1fut43/what_is_the_history_behind_swimming_strokes/ | {
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vdhks | What was the major religion in china before the spread of Buddhism | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/vdhks/what_was_the_major_religion_in_china_before_the/ | {
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3lk6qk | Were slaves in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries really punished as harshly as Hollywood depicts? | I was reading a bunch of threads on Reddit about slavery and the general thought that keeps coming up is that slaves were considered another person's property (although I'm aware that the extent of this differs per time period and culture). In many hollywood films, most recently 12 years a slave, we are shown that blac... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3lk6qk/were_slaves_in_the_17th_18th_and_19th_centuries/ | {
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x3zmo | When were women allowed to inherit the monarchy in Medieval Europe? | Henry VIII placed his daughters Mary and Elizabeth in the line of succession for the throne of England but, was there precedent before this? What enabled women to finally be accepted as monarchs in Europe? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/x3zmo/when_were_women_allowed_to_inherit_the_monarchy/ | {
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1xcyjq | Interpreting weird medieval phenomena | While reading medieval annals, I've frequently come across entries uncritically describing weird, unnatural phenomena:
> Loch Lebinn turned into blood, so that it became clots of gore like lungs.
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854m1s | Was Russia destined to become a superpower in the 20th century | Did people predict that Russia was going to be the 2nd most powerful country in the world, in say 1900. As bad as leninism was, most of Russia's allies were obtained due to their shared believe in leninism or their supposed anti-imperialism. If it hadn't been for leninism, there would be very little reason to ally with... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/854m1s/was_russia_destined_to_become_a_superpower_in_the/ | {
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3qeumy | What was the Soviet Command structure like in World War Two? | In relation to the German command, focusing on lower level initiative via the Auftragstaktik how was the Soviet Command structure at the Tactical level of war? Was it similar to the french were lower level initiative was almost prohibited to enable the proper allocation of resources (ww1ish) or was it truly its own, wo... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3qeumy/what_was_the_soviet_command_structure_like_in/ | {
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2br5vc | Is religion the only reason for the separation of India and Pakistan in 1947? | I was wondering if religion, which I understand is a huge aspect and issue in the subcontinent, was the only reason for the separation of India and Pakistan. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2br5vc/is_religion_the_only_reason_for_the_separation_of/ | {
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3bxz03 | Was there a specific point in history when the President of the United States effectively became the most powerful person in the world? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3bxz03/was_there_a_specific_point_in_history_when_the/ | {
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9rtpom | Why was Bonn, fairly small and insignificant German city, selected as a capital of West Germany? How the city was affected by becoming a capital? What was the effect of changing the capital back to Berlin after reunification? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9rtpom/why_was_bonn_fairly_small_and_insignificant/ | {
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anmyjd | Why did the Imperial Japanese Military switch from producing swords with European style handguards to more traditional Japanese hilts? | Seems like it would be more sense to just produce Katanas the whole time, especially since they're better designs than European sabers. Instead of putting a Katana blade onto a Saber's handguard. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/anmyjd/why_did_the_imperial_japanese_military_switch/ | {
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35j250 | Why are the original 13 states so much smaller (for the most part) than the other 37? | Why are the other states so much larger than the east coast states (especially New England area)? Was it just population growth that led to larger state boundaries? Exclusively natural borders? Or something else?
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17y9e8 | When and how did historical events get their names? | Nowadays events are usually named right away by the media, I guess. I'm thinking more of events that clearly didn't get their names until after the event had happened. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the soldiers in 1337 probably didn't know they were fighting "the hundred years' war". Also "the great depression", "the co... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/17y9e8/when_and_how_did_historical_events_get_their_names/ | {
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ap4ubh | Repost because unanswered: The US and Russia pulling out of the INF treaty is a thing right now. Why were intermediate range nukes banned and not long or short range nukes? What made them worthy of this vs the others? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ap4ubh/repost_because_unanswered_the_us_and_russia/ | {
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4917ij | Did Hitler himself have a Jewish grandparent? | My history teacher told me that "most historians agree that Hitler had a Jewish grandparent." Is this true? If not, is this a popular belief among certain historians or are his beliefs unfounded? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4917ij/did_hitler_himself_have_a_jewish_grandparent/ | {
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74gll0 | What in the context of Early Medieval Ireland is a Stateless Society? | This [excellent answer](_URL_0_) contains the term "stateless society". I have read it over a few times and realised that I do not really understand it. I am guessing that it means that there was no machinery of state other then the direct rule of the king in the area. But that seems to conflict with the existence of a... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/74gll0/what_in_the_context_of_early_medieval_ireland_is/ | {
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1m2w74 | How long has globalization been happening? | I'm particularly curious if there were any trends pre 19th century. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1m2w74/how_long_has_globalization_been_happening/ | {
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10he1e | [META] The Powers That Be request our assistance | /r/askhistorians community,
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16u2cj | How does your subject area deal with public history? | As a Ph.D. student in Public and Oral History, I'm interested in how other sub-disciplines deal with the public. Do you think about ways to repackage your scholarly work for public consumption? If so, how do you deal with points of contention within your field?
My work mainly deals with 20th century labour history. In... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/16u2cj/how_does_your_subject_area_deal_with_public/ | {
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1bynwg | Why was the Soviet Union so focused on submarines? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1bynwg/why_was_the_soviet_union_so_focused_on_submarines/ | {
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9u8s9k | How many sets of clothing would a typical Medieval individual own? | For the sake of narrowing my curiosity, let’s pretend we’re in England during the 1400’s or so. What did clothing consist of, and how many sets of clothing would be normal to own?
Edit: Lol, this made the front page? I guess I ought to ask sleep-deprivation fueled questions more often | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9u8s9k/how_many_sets_of_clothing_would_a_typical/ | {
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ty5t3 | Who were the Mycenaeans and how did they differ from the more popularized ancient Greeks? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ty5t3/who_were_the_mycenaeans_and_how_did_they_differ/ | {
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8qid1z | If Japan didn't surrender after the second atom bomb, would a 3rd have been used? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8qid1z/if_japan_didnt_surrender_after_the_second_atom/ | {
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435n33 | How do I start to conduct an original historical research project at the graduate level if I am in medical school (details inside)? | Hello, one of our lecturers is a professor in the history of medicine department and she has kindly taken me on to conduct a history research project under her guidance because I became very fascinated in the field of history. I have done and published research in the past but in another field, molecular biology, so I ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/435n33/how_do_i_start_to_conduct_an_original_historical/ | {
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64g734 | What kind of opposition did the United States Highway Act of 1956 see, either politically or socially? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/64g734/what_kind_of_opposition_did_the_united_states/ | {
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2nwj99 | Who had the job of assigning humans our scientific name, Homo Sapiens? What lead to this being the universally-accepted label? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2nwj99/who_had_the_job_of_assigning_humans_our/ | {
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4myczg | Why didn't the British practice slavery in their territories in South Asia? | South Asian here. During my history classes in school I was taught how the British gained power and conquered much of South Asia around the 1600s. However none of the sources that I read ever mentioned the British employing slavery in these lands. However at the same time slavery was widely practiced in American coloni... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4myczg/why_didnt_the_british_practice_slavery_in_their/ | {
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186pmn | How do historians reconcile Ulysses S. Grant's success during the Civil War with his fecklessness as President? | Perhaps I'm making too many assumptions, but my layman understanding is that while not a brilliant tactician, he was very effective in reining in an adrift Union war machine and competently utilizing it's superior strength - i.e. he was an more effective administrator than a tactician.
Yet but why was he so hapless in... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/186pmn/how_do_historians_reconcile_ulysses_s_grants/ | {
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6u7wov | Can anyone recommend a good book about the Northern Ireland Conflict? | As above.. would love to read a great book on "The Troubles" to gain a deeper understanding.
Any recommendations? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6u7wov/can_anyone_recommend_a_good_book_about_the/ | {
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e68pnk | What does it matter if Shakespeare was the real author of the plays? (Anti-stratfordian question) | What historically do we gain if someone disproves that Shakespeare was the real writer? It doesn't seem that we'll gain anything from attributing the plays to another person? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/e68pnk/what_does_it_matter_if_shakespeare_was_the_real/ | {
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1ganxi | Who actually voted on the US Constitution? | In the recent PBS program "Constitution USA with Peter Sagal", Richard Beeman said of the ratification vote,
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3fjtqz | Any movies that depict an assault on an 18th-19th century star-fort? | Similar to the Vauban style fortifications of Lille, Tournai, Courtrai, Mons etc.? I'm obsessed with those styles of fortifications and haven't found a movie or even a good documentary that depicts what an attack would've looked like.. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3fjtqz/any_movies_that_depict_an_assault_on_an_18th19th/ | {
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1t1j9j | The Dutch in the American Revolution | So I was talking to my dad about the Allies of the Americans during the Revolution and when we came to the Dutch we kept wondering if they ever supplied ground troops during the war. We know that they were mostly involved in sea battles during the 4th Anglo-Dutch war but were there and major infantry conflicts that th... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1t1j9j/the_dutch_in_the_american_revolution/ | {
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2begu5 | Found a few old war photos at my grandparents house. Does anyone know where and when they are from? | Here's the album : _URL_0_
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1iiw86 | During World War 2, was the Belgian Congo administered by Nazi collaborators or "Free Belgians"? | I have read (briefly) about DeGaulle and the struggle between Free French forces and Vichy forces in the French colonies.
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4qx65y | Did lords and knights with a rivalry actually seek each other out on the battlefield? Is is just a hollywood myth? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4qx65y/did_lords_and_knights_with_a_rivalry_actually/ | {
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7xab03 | If I wanted to read the Gesta or Villehardouin equivalent account of the Third Crusade, what would I read? | My history course is skipping the Third Crusade, for the most part, but I still want to read it. We read the Gesta Francorum along with other sources for the 1st, and are starting Villehardouin's account of the 4th.
I tried looking for the authoritative equivalent source for the thrid and got mixed results from google... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7xab03/if_i_wanted_to_read_the_gesta_or_villehardouin/ | {
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2qjsca | What do we know about the earliest human settlements of the British isles? | What do we know about prehistoric settlements in the British isles? I've done some cursory research, but can't find a lot of info on the earliest human settlements there. Do we know what groups came first, who they were, or anything about their culture or language? What time frames are we looking at, and how different ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2qjsca/what_do_we_know_about_the_earliest_human/ | {
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5ymsor | How to research true History? | Im not sure if Im asking the right question so ill provide some background. My SO has been watching Hidden colors and came to me about it telling me its the truth and I need to watch it so on and so forth.
If you guys don't know hidden colors is basically "black people did everything and European people stole it. The... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5ymsor/how_to_research_true_history/ | {
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5ltjmi | How do we know the "crazy" stories about Roman Emperors aren't just old propaganda? | E.g. Multiple cases of emperors committing incest, Caligula and his horse, etc.
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1p73w8 | Wouldn't the Maginot Line have worked if it had just extended through Belgium to the coast? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1p73w8/wouldnt_the_maginot_line_have_worked_if_it_had/ | {
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297ca9 | What's the oldest significant artifact that has survived the ages as something handed down through the ages, not lost and then found in an excavation? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/297ca9/whats_the_oldest_significant_artifact_that_has/ | {
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1aghpp | Why was the Montgomery bus boycott a turning point in the American civil rights movement? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1aghpp/why_was_the_montgomery_bus_boycott_a_turning/ | {
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1x4nrm | When and where did the idea of "super heroes" originate? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1x4nrm/when_and_where_did_the_idea_of_super_heroes/ | {
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1mgx7l | After the collapse of the Soviet Union, did the descendents of any of the old Eastern European nobility attempt to reclaim their land/property/titles? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1mgx7l/after_the_collapse_of_the_soviet_union_did_the/ | {
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7zq10r | What impact did the Samurai have on the Japanese culture (post Meiji Restoration up until today)? | I am thinking about the impact of the Samurai on modern Japan, as they were the ruling class for over 700 years. I can imagine that this is a pretty complex question but I dont want to focus on just one part of it (economy, military, bushido etc.). Nitobe talks a little bit about this in "Bushido - The soul of Japan" b... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7zq10r/what_impact_did_the_samurai_have_on_the_japanese/ | {
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1274zn | Why do male and female garments button from opposite sides? | A Google search yielded unsatisfactory guesses. The most common themes are that men dressed themselves and women were dressed by servants, or man needed access to swords and women needed access to breasts for nursing. Neither really seem to fit completely and nothing was cited. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1274zn/why_do_male_and_female_garments_button_from/ | {
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bp87gg | Did archers in the Medieval period wrap their bow limbs in leather? | I know that in regards to today’s bows, leather wrapped limbs often indicate that the limbs are made of fiberglass and the wrapping is there to somewhat disguise that fact, but did archers of old ever wrap their limbs and, if so, what’s was the purpose of it? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bp87gg/did_archers_in_the_medieval_period_wrap_their_bow/ | {
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11omnr | Was there a post-ww1 boom similar to the one after ww2? | It's all in the title really. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/11omnr/was_there_a_postww1_boom_similar_to_the_one_after/ | {
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1x3hmk | Questions about the Ancient Greek Economy | I've been looking to get a more finely-textured view of the ancient Mediterranean economy, particularly in the Hellenic period, but not exclusively. The FAQ has lots of questions about ancient Greece, but surprisingly few that deal explicitly with economy. So, here we go:
* What was the basis for the ancient Greek eco... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1x3hmk/questions_about_the_ancient_greek_economy/ | {
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uzy1i | How differently would WW2 had turn out if Japan had attacked eastern Russia not the USA | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/uzy1i/how_differently_would_ww2_had_turn_out_if_japan/ | {
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5thdk3 | What did the Allied powers do with all the brain washed Hitler Youth after the war? | It seems a logistical nightmare to deal with. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5thdk3/what_did_the_allied_powers_do_with_all_the_brain/ | {
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x81gr | Homelessness through history? | Hey everyone-- I'm curious about how past societies (in general *or* specific ones, Western or Eastern, great or weak) have dealt with homelessness. I realize it probably wasn't viewed as a social problem in a lot of places. I'd just like to know what, if anything, you know!
(The only other thread I could find info in... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/x81gr/homelessness_through_history/ | {
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2fc7o0 | Did the ancient romans discuss the quality and historicity of gladiators in the same way we now discuss sports stars/events? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2fc7o0/did_the_ancient_romans_discuss_the_quality_and/ | {
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8i2tld | Why didn't US police adopt surplus semi-automatic pistols (a la 1911 or Hi Power) after World War 2? What caused the eventual adoption of "wonder 9's" to occur so late? | As many of us know the Browning designed pistols were very popular for military applications and even European police adoption, but US police forces used revolvers for much of the period after the WW2 until the 1970s or 1980s (I'm not sure). Why is this? Seems that semi-automatic handguns took over the majority of mili... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8i2tld/why_didnt_us_police_adopt_surplus_semiautomatic/ | {
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315qmu | I once read that L. Cornelius Sulla was the first modern dictator and the only one to relinquish power voluntarily. To what Degree is that true? | And do we regard elections in which they lose power as involuntary? For example, Pinochet relinquished power in 1990 after losing elections in 88. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/315qmu/i_once_read_that_l_cornelius_sulla_was_the_first/ | {
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20hg44 | History of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire | Can anybody here offer suggestions on comprehensive works concerning the history of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, which could give me an initial overview and get me started on the subject?
It would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20hg44/history_of_the_austrianhungarian_empire/ | {
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4nfo71 | Can someone verify this story I heard about a WWI submarine? | A friend was telling me about a story of a German cargo submarine which was used to circumvent the British blockade early in WWI. It facilitated trade with ports in New England and made two recorded trips.
Is this story true? What was the name of this boat? Is there any further research out there? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4nfo71/can_someone_verify_this_story_i_heard_about_a_wwi/ | {
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3w7ue7 | Why is Basque an isolated language even though it's surrounded by Romance languages? Why didn't the Indo-Europeans assimilate them like they did everyone else? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3w7ue7/why_is_basque_an_isolated_language_even_though/ | {
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12g2p0 | If you're a Greek living in the late Roman Republic (around 37 BC) do you use the Greek calendar or the Roman calendar? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/12g2p0/if_youre_a_greek_living_in_the_late_roman/ | {
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2b423q | Why did Islam model itself after Judaism? What kind of influence did Judaism have in the region at the time? | I'm assuming that before Muhammad, the Arabs practiced polytheism unrelated to monotheistic Judaism (particularly with Judaism's historical/mythological background).
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2867i2 | Were the early christian communities "egalitarian"? | So in Timothy Paul forbids female headship at the church of Ephesus, but are there historical records of women leading christian communities in the centuries prior to the Great Schism? I've been told that in the early church, while women sometimes were church leaders and organizers, they never consecrated bread and win... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2867i2/were_the_early_christian_communities_egalitarian/ | {
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4t9v5n | Is it possible that Hitler suffered from some form of PTSD? | Could Hitlers mentality been a result of stress from fighting in World War I? Or at the very least his radical thoughts had been intensified from his experiences? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4t9v5n/is_it_possible_that_hitler_suffered_from_some/ | {
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2js3s9 | What kind of primary sources do we have from post-Roman Europe? | In other words, who is writing and informing us of what's going on in the world around, say, 500 AD? Is this the "dark ages" yet? At what point do the sources become quieted and what are we looking at in terms of types and quality of primary sources contemporary for the period?
Apologies if this is an ignorant questi... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2js3s9/what_kind_of_primary_sources_do_we_have_from/ | {
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10oh34 | At what point in time did traveling for leisure become normal? | I have been thinking about this for a few days now and was wondering if anybody knows if there is an exact point in history when people began taking "vacations" to new places simply for enjoyment or to see new things. Has it been going on since the beginning of time? The invention of the locomotive? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10oh34/at_what_point_in_time_did_traveling_for_leisure/ | {
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3m33c4 | Were there Union-allied "Government in Exile" for the Confederate states during the American Civil War? | * Did anyone claim to represent seceded states in Congress or any parts of the Union American government during the Civil War?
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938iy6 | According to the book "Lies My Teacher Told Me" many historical textbooks are very toned down or flatly inaccurate. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/938iy6/according_to_the_book_lies_my_teacher_told_me/ | {
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75pzn7 | Chicago style citation for censuses and death certificates? | I'm writing a family history and would like to use Chicago style for my endnote citations. My problem is that I don't have a guide for how to properly cite common genealogy records such as censuses, church baptism logs, and death certificates. The Chicago Manual doesn't have any examples.
I've looked at a book called ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/75pzn7/chicago_style_citation_for_censuses_and_death/ | {
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1qgifi | Where did Afrikaners lie in WW2? | With the Boer Wars being only 40 years beforehand, did Afrikaners have any issues fighting alongside British troops? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1qgifi/where_did_afrikaners_lie_in_ww2/ | {
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434i68 | Were the Titans of Greek Mythology or the Giants of Norse Mythology the pantheons of defeated peoples? | I searched the FAQS and search this sub in general and found nothing. If there some info previously stated here, I would appreciate a link and apologize for asking this.
I remember reading an article about the theory that the Titans were most likely the gods of a nearby people that when conquered had their pantheon ab... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/434i68/were_the_titans_of_greek_mythology_or_the_giants/ | {
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1cvmpa | To what extent was nationalism a factor in the Hundred Years War? | Were soldiers aware that they were 'English' fighting the 'French'?
Could anyone point me in a direction in order to get a 'nationalist' academic perspective of the war? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cvmpa/to_what_extent_was_nationalism_a_factor_in_the/ | {
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30dft2 | How much would a firearm cost me if I lived in Europe in the middle of the 15th Century? | If I recall correctly, this was a time period when Europeans knew about and used firearms, but when said firearms were not useful enough to replace earlier weapons like bows.
So my question is: how big of an investment would this be for an individual? I recognize that these sort of prices would vary from region to regi... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/30dft2/how_much_would_a_firearm_cost_me_if_i_lived_in/ | {
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1owgtq | Why was the Axis intelligence network so weak? | I know they had advanced code machines like the Enigma, but their actual network of spies and insiders appears to have been either non-existent, or easily manipulated by the Allied powers. Was the Allied network exceptionally good, or was the Axis position that weak? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1owgtq/why_was_the_axis_intelligence_network_so_weak/ | {
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7tsmkn | Why do we not refer to all the Chinese Dynasties as China? | Why don't we treat the Chinese Dynasties like the Roman ones and just call them China and only name the actual dynasty when referring to the rulers. I know these dynasties weren't always united but we still refer to eastern and western Rome as the Roman Empire. Should we not refer to the Song dynasty for instance as So... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7tsmkn/why_do_we_not_refer_to_all_the_chinese_dynasties/ | {
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85bjmg | Missionaries in Africa Essay | "How did missionaries contribute to the spread of Western Empires in the Nineteenth Century?"
I'm a 2nd year Uni student and am struggling slightly with this question. I'm using Africa as a case study, but am lacking content to make up my main arguments.
I've selected Britain, France and Germany as sub- case studies... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/85bjmg/missionaries_in_africa_essay/ | {
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9ftgpa | Why do historians care about the dates of Shakespeare's plays? What difference does their exact date make? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9ftgpa/why_do_historians_care_about_the_dates_of/ | {
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3t2pu6 | I was born in 1997, so I've never truly known a world free of terrorism and it's effects on America and other countries. Has terrorism always been a problem for civilization? How did they deal with it then? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3t2pu6/i_was_born_in_1997_so_ive_never_truly_known_a/ | {
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5y80vb | Why are historic port towns often very far inland? | I have always been told that Bristol (UK) was an important medieval and early-modern port city, but I recently saw it on a map and it is 7 miles inland. I also noticed that the town of Bruges in Belgium is similarly situated many miles from the coast despite being a major medieval port. Is there a historical reason why... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5y80vb/why_are_historic_port_towns_often_very_far_inland/ | {
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