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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/684qp7/during_the_korean_war_did_the_us_and_the_ussr/ | 684qp7 | 10 | t3_684qp7 | During the Korean War, did the US and the USSR ever directly enter combat against each other? If they did, when, where, and what happened? | 5 | 1 | null | false | 1,493,406,640 | [
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During the Korean War, did the US and the USSR ever directly enter combat against each other? If they did, when, where, and what happened?
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Teacher: Yes, the US and USSR did enter combat against each other during the Korean War.
Student: Where did this happen?
Teacher: This happened in a place called "MiG Alley" which is between Chang Ju and Huichon.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gi2j64/how_much_easier_was_it_to_get_promoted_during/ | gi2j64 | 2 | t3_gi2j64 | How much easier was it to get promoted during WWII and the Korean War? | Apparently Oliver Clay North (US Army) went in to the war a 2nd Lieutenant and by the end of the war was a Major.
That's one heck of a fast-tracked promotion for around 4 years of military service. Was this normal during WWII? What about during the Korean War? | 1 | 1 | null | false | 1,589,251,735 | [
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"body": "During WWII, promotions in the U.S. Army were very rapid. The U.S. Army went from a tiny peacetime force of about 180,000 people in 1939, to 8.26 Million people in 1945, a force forty times that size. Of course, the vast majority of people entering the service were civilians with no military traini... | 1 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
How much easier was it to get promoted during WWII and the Korean War?
Apparently Oliver Clay North (US Army) went in to the war a 2nd Lieutenant and ... | Student: So, during WWII promotions were very rapid, but what about the Korea War?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/32ocau/why_did_china_enter_the_korean_war_when_the_un/ | 32ocau | 19 | t3_32ocau | Why did China enter the Korean War when the UN forces did not cross the Yalu River? | 155 | 0.93 | null | false | 1,429,099,410 | [
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Why did China enter the Korean War when the UN forces did not cross the Yalu River?
Follow up question: What's the consensus on whether UN forces actu... | Student: Why did China enter the Korean War when UN forces did not cross the Yalu River?
Teacher: The main reason was due to Mao's desire to establish China as a dominant communist nation and gain fame as a communist hero. Also, Mao wanted to strengthen his position in the good graces of his oppressed people.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/16obi4/in_world_war_i_why_would_a_general_ever_order_his/ | 16obi4 | 64 | t3_16obi4 | In World War I, why would a General ever order his men to attack an enemy trench? Why not sit back on perpetual defense, eventually having millions of extra men due to an excellent casualty ratio? | 112 | 0.88 | null | false | 1,358,323,314 | [
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"body": "First, I will direct you to the [WWI Trench Warfare section](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/wwi#toc_3) of our FAQ -- the threads listed there may be of interest to you.\n\nIn answer to your question, though:\n\n1. Casualty ratios were not great even when one tried to remain on the defensi... | 3 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
In World War I, why would a General ever order his men to attack an enemy trench? Why not sit back on perpetual defense, eventually having millions of... | Student: Why would a General ever order his men to attack an enemy trench in World War I? Why not just sit back on perpetual defense and wait for the enemy to attack instead?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/upueap/did_the_socalled_mound_builders_of_the_united/ | upueap | 9 | t3_upueap | Did the so-called mound builders of the United States have a lingua franca? Do we know what cultural traits or archaeological traits they shared between the various locations in which we have history of their dwellings and how closely related they were? | 41 | 0.95 | null | false | 1,652,575,384 | [
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"body": "Okay, so first, a few clarifications. Moundbuilding in the eastern US (there are some mounds out west, but they’re not included in the cultures usually associated with moundbuilders) is a practice that spans millennia, and was the product of likely hundreds of different cultures and peoples. The earl... | 1 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
Did the so-called mound builders of the United States have a lingua franca? Do we know what cultural traits or archaeological traits they shared betwe... | Student: Did the mound builders of the United States have a common language or cultural traits?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ulht56/any_thoughts_on_the_age_of_the_french_revolution/ | ulht56 | 2 | t3_ulht56 | Any thoughts on the "Age of the French Revolution" series by Claude Manceron? | I just purchased the first volume of the series entitled "Twilight of the New Order." However, looking at what the other volumes are, it seems to end right before the French Revolution. Also, I have read the first three chapters already and it seems to be written in an unusual concept. If anyone knows this series, can ... | 2 | 0.75 | null | false | 1,652,065,484 | [
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"body": "Claude Manceron was a very popular writer of popular history books in France, from the 1950s to his death in 1999. He died before he could finish his Revolution series, which is why it stops before the Revolution. Manceron was not an academic historian, but he was serious in his work and his books we... | 1 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
Any thoughts on the "Age of the French Revolution" series by Claude Manceron?
I just purchased the first volume of the series entitled "Twilight of th... | Student: Have you read the "Age of the French Revolution" series by Claude Manceron?
Teacher: Yes, I have heard of it. It was a very popular series of books in France during the 1950s to his death in 1999.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/11usbjm/any_recommendations_for_legal_history_of_medieval/ | 11usbjm | 15 | t3_11usbjm | Any recommendations for legal history of medieval Spain? | I have read Crime in Medieval Europe by Trevor Dean and recently purchased The History of Courts and Procedure in Medieval Canon Law (History of Medieval Canon Law). Dean’s book was a nice, brief primer, but I don’t feel like I learned much about Spain. I’m not sure if what I’m looking for exists, but what I would like... | 21 | 0.96 | null | false | 1,679,155,577 | [
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"body": "First two of general european legal history, then some general Iberian history, and at the end in Spanish, basic legal history works, as even my passive Spanish is more than questionable, thus out of continental legal histories it is one of my least familiar areas - so I´ll leave that for /u/TywinDeV... | 2 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7eu97g/is_new_ancient_history_still_possible/ | 7eu97g | 3 | t3_7eu97g | Is "New" Ancient History still possible? | There aren't that many historical soruces of the Greco-Roman antiquity. Authors like Herodotus, Livy, Polybios, Tacitus and so on have been with us for a long time. Modern historical research has been active the last two centuries. I know "each generation rewrites its history", but is there really that many ways one ca... | 1 | 1 | null | false | 1,511,384,577 | [
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Is "New" Ancient History still possible?
There aren't that many historical soruces of the Greco-Roman antiquity. Authors like Herodotus, Livy, Polybio... | Student: Is it still possible to do new research and write about ancient history?
Teacher: Yes, it is possible to do new research and write about ancient history.
Student: But with limited sources and many centuries of scholarship, is there really anything new to discover?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/13r6vym/why_did_early_ww2_usn_scouting_and_bombing/ | 13r6vym | 4 | t3_13r6vym | Why did early WW2 USN Scouting and Bombing squadrons use the same airframe? | Reading through "The First Team" by John Lundstrom I noticed that in the Lexington and Yorktown Air Groups, both Bombing and Scouting Sqns are utilizing SBD-2s or SBD-3s.
It makes sense that Bombing 2 and Bombing 5 would be using Dauntless Dive Bombers, but why was the USN not utilizing a purpose built Scout aircraft?
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Why did early WW2 USN Scouting and Bombing squadrons use the same airframe?
Reading through "The First Team" by John Lundstrom I noticed that in the L... | Student: Why did early WW2 USN Scouting and Bombing squadrons use the same airframe?
Teacher: The SDB Dauntless was designed primarily as a dive bomber but out of the two roles the dive bomber surely was the one most demanding (from a design perspective) and then used as a scouting plane as well.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1883qm/if_the_oceans_were_drained_what_would_be_the_top/ | 1883qm | 252 | t3_1883qm | If the oceans were drained, what would be the top archaeological digs? What would be some of the top salvages? | There must be incredible shipwrecks and civilizations under there. Also a lot of other individual artifacts, remains of historically significant people, and so forth. What would be of interest? | 644 | 0.96 | null | false | 1,360,461,255 | [
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"body": "Perhaps [Alexandria](http://egyptonlineguide.blogspot.com/2010/09/journey-underwater-alexandria-submerged.html). In addition to Alexandria, [here are six more submerged cities](http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/8395804085/sunken-cities-of-the-ancient-world) of archeological interest. ",
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If the oceans were drained, what would be the top archaeological digs? What would be some of the top salvages?
There must be incredible shipwrecks an... | Student: If the oceans were drained, what would be some of the top salvages and archaeological digs?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4gb0l8/during_the_war_of_1812_did_the_niagara_escarpment/ | 4gb0l8 | 3 | t3_4gb0l8 | During the War of 1812, did the Niagara Escarpment ever prove to be a natural barricade or strategic lookout point? | The [Niagara Escarpment](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4lMp7KSYhWs/TGDN3bGgnfI/AAAAAAAAF1A/d-pfyJtSVqw/s1600/NiagaraEscarpment_map.jpg) stretches across much of S. Ontario. It's a very [long](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Niagara-Escarpment-Rattlesnake.jpg), [tall](https://tce-live2.s3.amazonaws.com/m... | 26 | 0.91 | null | false | 1,461,546,288 | [
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During the War of 1812, did the Niagara Escarpment ever prove to be a natural barricade or strategic lookout point?
The [Niagara Escarpment](http://3.... | Student: During the War of 1812, was the Niagara Escarpment ever used as a natural barricade or strategic lookout point?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/13wq6u6/short_answers_to_simple_questions_may_31_2023/ | 13wq6u6 | 48 | t3_13wq6u6 | Short Answers to Simple Questions | May 31, 2023 | [Previous weeks!](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3ASASQ)
**Please Be Aware**: We expect everyone to read the rules and guidelines of this thread. Mods *will* remove questions which we deem to be too involved for the theme in place here. We *will* remove answers which don'... | 11 | 0.93 | null | false | 1,685,548,858 | [
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"body": "What is the first recorded mention of the idea of progress? (That is, the idea that human society is growing better rather than degenerating or continuing in a perpetual cycle)\n\nI've posted this 4 times now. Usually repeating yourself is encouraged here, so I *think* that's okay, but is there a bet... | 3 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
Short Answers to Simple Questions | May 31, 2023
[Previous weeks!](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/search?sort=new&restrict_sr=on&q=flair%3ASAS... | Student: What is the first recorded mention of the idea of progress?
Teacher: The first recorded mention of the idea of progress is in the works of the French Enlightenment philosopher, Marquis de Condorcet, in his book "Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind", published in 1795.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5yp0z1/given_the_effectiveness_of_nuclear_weapons_in/ | 5yp0z1 | 12 | t3_5yp0z1 | Given the effectiveness of nuclear weapons in quickly ending the war with Japan in 1945, why were nukes not used during the Korean War less than 10 years later? | Was it related to cultural shifts among the general populace of the west in the approval of using nukes? A fear of encouraging their use by the Soviets in future conflicts, or of reprisal by them during Korea? Fundamental strategic differences in the Korean War that precluded their use or made it undesirable to use t... | 24 | 0.81 | null | false | 1,489,182,895 | [
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"body": "It's a complex and interesting question. The Korean War was, in many ways, the first real test of the \"nuclear taboo\": the US had a relatively large atomic arsenal; the Soviet Union technically had nuclear weapons, but would have had a tiny arsenal and not the delivery mechanisms to go beyond Europ... | 2 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8w93q5/what_happened_to_the_western_front_frontlines/ | 8w93q5 | 4 | t3_8w93q5 | What happened to the Western Front frontlines after the end of the World War I? How long did the “cleanup” take? | We’re talking about complex systems of trenches, fortifications and positions spanning hundreds of kilometers, with thousands of big siege guns placed throughout. Did the Entente military powers do any cleanup after the war? Or was it left to the locals? Were things like big guns and fortifications deemed too costly to... | 8 | 0.85 | null | false | 1,530,782,736 | [
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"body": "Much of the frontline areas along the former Western Front were treated, in retrospect, similarly to the Exclusion Zone around Chernobyl. The \"Zone Rouge\" was largely fenced off, with villages relocated and with farming stopped within the zone. The zone has been used for hunting and for forestry pu... | 1 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
What happened to the Western Front frontlines after the end of the World War I? How long did the “cleanup” take?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/l3us7s/how_widespread_was_french_in_their_mainland/ | l3us7s | 2 | t3_l3us7s | How widespread was French in their mainland territories when the French revolution started? | One of the things done by the French revolution was imposing French as a national language throughout all the territories. Im very curious about the evolution and adoption of French from the medieval period until the 20th century. What regions had predominantly other languages being spoken that wasn't French? Was frenc... | 3 | 1 | null | false | 1,611,472,553 | [
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"body": "During the Ancien Regime, Parisien-French was first made the legal language of the state as per the 1539 Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêt (article 111) that replaced Latin with French with the goal of centralizing the state, however the ordinance did not clearly define what *langage maternel francoys* w... | 1 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
How widespread was French in their mainland territories when the French revolution started?
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