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2cwe71 | Spanish Gold Inflation. | Did the huge amount of Gold that the Spanish were shipping from South America and central America to Spain during the 16th and 17th century, cause so much inflation that Gold became virtually worthless as there was so much of it? or is this a myth?
Second question, where did all of that Gold go? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2cwe71/spanish_gold_inflation/ | {
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aqmzrr | Why did bayonets mostly replace pikes as an anti-cavalry weapon by the end of the 17th century? | As far as I'm concerned pikes have a larger reach and we're likely more of a threat to cavalry, so why were they mostly completely replaced by bayonets? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/aqmzrr/why_did_bayonets_mostly_replace_pikes_as_an/ | {
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27irwn | How important was the transfer of equipment/capital that the allies gave to the USSR during World War 2? Was the USSR dependent on it? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/27irwn/how_important_was_the_transfer_of/ | {
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cndd9x | What advancements allowed aerial warfare to evolve from triplanes to precision drones within a century? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cndd9x/what_advancements_allowed_aerial_warfare_to/ | {
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580yf0 | In Battlefield 1 the military phonetic alphabet is quite a bit differnt as we know it today (Apples instead of Alpha, Butter instead of Bravo, etc). When was it changed into what it is today? Why was it changed? Or does Battlefield's version have no basis on historical reality? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/580yf0/in_battlefield_1_the_military_phonetic_alphabet/ | {
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5qdh99 | When did Europeans figure out that certain birds were migratory and where did they think the birds migrated to? Where did they believe the birds went in winter before that? | This question is totally inspired by "Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail" | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5qdh99/when_did_europeans_figure_out_that_certain_birds/ | {
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3c1c63 | What was the first democracy where over 50% of the population could vote? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3c1c63/what_was_the_first_democracy_where_over_50_of_the/ | {
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ecyvny | What of the era of Biblical Judges is corroborated by archeological or textual evidence? | I’ve heard of Tel Dan and The House of David but not much of the - seemingly related to the conquest of Canaan - Judges in anthropological terms. Is this simply a “Mediterranean Dark Age” hole in the textual record? Are Ruth, Judges, Kings, Samuel etc regarded with more historic credibility than other parts of the Bibl... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ecyvny/what_of_the_era_of_biblical_judges_is/ | {
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197pyz | How did Imperial Germany Treat its Minorities? | I know Germany had ethnic minorities such as Poles, Danes, and Jews along with smaller groups such as Sorbs, but I'm having trouble finding out how Germany actually dealt with them. Did it try to incorporate them into Germany, did it attempt to exclude them, did it attempt deportation, etc.
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1r3vm4 | What discoveries in the natural sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) have had evident and dramatic impacts on the course of history? | Full disclosure: I am doing an essay for Physics on this, and personally am saying mass-energy equivalence due to the resulting bomb and its effect on the twentieth century. Another popular one is the transistor, but I'm curious about other earlier examples we may have?
The idea of the question is when has a scientifi... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1r3vm4/what_discoveries_in_the_natural_sciences_physics/ | {
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d6pscg | How did Tobacco come to Japan in the 19th century? | In the 53 stations of Tokaido Fukuroi depicts men smoking and lighting pipes, where would the tobacco they are smoking come from? How did Tobacco Enter Japanese society? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/d6pscg/how_did_tobacco_come_to_japan_in_the_19th_century/ | {
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1zj7no | What was the "known world" for Asian people in ancient times, roman times, etc. ? | Did they know about Europe or Africa? I know Roman glass beads have been found in an Ancient Japanese tomb, so I'm wondering if maybe they atleast knew about some of the empires in the west, or the cartography. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1zj7no/what_was_the_known_world_for_asian_people_in/ | {
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1mkv61 | How was Erotic Literature received by the public in the 17th Century? | I was wondering since the 17th century is when erotic fiction was being published, do to the invention of printers, what was the public's attitude towards it? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1mkv61/how_was_erotic_literature_received_by_the_public/ | {
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3c4e58 | When (and where) did the concept of "paper money" began? | How was did that transition worked? Did people just went to the bank and traded their coins for a paper saying how much it was worth? Also, since there was (I guess) no way of creating hard-to-reproduce patterns, how was counterfeit money dealt with? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3c4e58/when_and_where_did_the_concept_of_paper_money/ | {
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6fyoxo | Are their any instances where a historian has run for public office in the US or elsewhere? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6fyoxo/are_their_any_instances_where_a_historian_has_run/ | {
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49dyw6 | Where can I go to research famine, persecution, and diaspora around the time of German Unification (~1870s). | Wiki gives us one small line that begs to be expanded. Working on getting a copy of the source, "Rhineland radicals" by Sperber.
"The economic, social and cultural dislocation of ordinary people, the economic hardship of an economy in transition, and the pressures of meteorological disasters all contributed to growin... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/49dyw6/where_can_i_go_to_research_famine_persecution_and/ | {
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20kpti | Do we have any primary sources which explicitly accuse Edward II of being a homosexual or is this theory based on innuendo and conjecture? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20kpti/do_we_have_any_primary_sources_which_explicitly/ | {
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23eg35 | What makes Great Man theory rock/suck? (i.e. What are the major current historical interpretive practices?) | Okay, that Great Man title is more of a hook to get people in the door. ;) My actual question is something along these lines:
Most everyone who at least dabbles in history has heard of the Great Man theory, almost in the same breath as "...but very few people take that seriously anymore."
So what *are* people taking... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23eg35/what_makes_great_man_theory_rocksuck_ie_what_are/ | {
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6wp7v7 | How did China come to have so many massively populated cities? | China is the third-largest country in the world by area, ahead of even the United States. And everybody knows that it has the largest population and quite an extensive history behind it. I get all that so far.
What I don't get is how this idea that all of China's population is concentrated only in a few large cities..... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6wp7v7/how_did_china_come_to_have_so_many_massively/ | {
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zlek9 | What was the general sentiment felt by WWII veterans towards Vietnam, the Korean War, and the veterans returning home from those wars? | Were they supportive of the wars, indifferent, opposed? Did they relate to the veterans coming home from those conflicts, or did they condemn them? Sorry to pose such a broad question, I'm just very curious. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zlek9/what_was_the_general_sentiment_felt_by_wwii/ | {
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4wi7qe | When world war 2 ended, why did German soldiers want to surrender to the western allies rather than the Soviet union? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4wi7qe/when_world_war_2_ended_why_did_german_soldiers/ | {
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2l2etx | Why were the Islam?Christian preachers unsuccessful in penetrating the religion deep into India? | I am a Hindu by birth and I can tell you that, it is a very liberal religion, and monotheism seems to have wiped out every other major religion on Earth except Hinduism. This is what surprises me, because Hinduism is not a missionary religion and from my deductions should have been easy converts for the missionaries.
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a0zh3g | In a period of twelve years, Germany went from an emerging democracy to a dictatorship that eventually committed genocide. How? | I know that the democracy was relatively new, after the kaiser stepped down, and Hitler was able to rise to power afterwards, but high school never really covered the details. My friend is taking history right now and had something like this for a writing prompt, and I realized I have no idea what the answer is. She to... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a0zh3g/in_a_period_of_twelve_years_germany_went_from_an/ | {
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49zbxr | Why has there never been (widely known?) geopolitical conflict between Canada and the United States? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/49zbxr/why_has_there_never_been_widely_known/ | {
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5elczb | Is it true that a lot of old-timey sailors couldn't swim? | In his book "Sailing Around the World," Joshua Slocum mentions that he couldn't swim despite having spent most of his life as a sailor. This is the only sourced instance I can think of, but it seems like the sailor-who-can't-swim thing pops up frequently in movies and such. Was this actually common? If so, why didn't t... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5elczb/is_it_true_that_a_lot_of_oldtimey_sailors_couldnt/ | {
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by3gs6 | How were the anarchist/syndicalist (or pro-Republican in general) areas of Spain governed before and during the civil war? Did the militias enforce or enact any laws? Did they police their respective communities? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/by3gs6/how_were_the_anarchistsyndicalist_or/ | {
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u9rhs | Questions for Hitler?
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3hbjit | I'm no expert of either, but there seem to be some key similarities between Ancient Latin and Greek, like the -us/-os and -um/-on endings. They even have the same word for "I." Did either peoples notice the same thing and suspect that their languages could have come from a common source? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3hbjit/im_no_expert_of_either_but_there_seem_to_be_some/ | {
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7ubyqa | Blown up army sizes in Xerxes march on Greece | I’m listening to Herodotus Histories and I’ve reached the part where Xerxes march on Greece is covered and the size of the army, navy and the logistical part of the Persian forces is according to what Herodotus has heard over 5 million men (not counting women and eunuchs).
It is usually said that ancient troop figure... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7ubyqa/blown_up_army_sizes_in_xerxes_march_on_greece/ | {
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"Hi! You might enjoy the answer I gave to this question [here](_URL_0_). My view is that we need to be thinking about these numbers less in terms of \"true or false\" and more in terms of \"plausible or implausible in a world without written recor... | [] | [] | [
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7a0e3t | The Great War: African Theatre Literature? | Is there any good literature or historical narrative that takes place in the various African theatres of the First World War. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7a0e3t/the_great_war_african_theatre_literature/ | {
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2s2krf | Question about North American arrow heads. | 1. Was there any broad use of copper arrow-heads pre-Columbian?
2. Was there any broad use of iron arrow-heads post-Columbian?
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3j0was | How did cups become a symbol for victory? | Nearly all sporting events at the highest levels are competing for a literal "cup" of some sort. Where did this come from? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3j0was/how_did_cups_become_a_symbol_for_victory/ | {
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27pz6g | Was the Sherman tank a name resented by US soldiers from the south during WWII? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/27pz6g/was_the_sherman_tank_a_name_resented_by_us/ | {
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31n4fd | Do we really know anything about Mayan warfare? | Of course many Mayan books and records were destroyed by the Spanish, and there are countless archaeological sites that haven't been excavated or even found yet, but right now our knowledge of the Maya is quite limited, only deciphering most of the glyphs relatively recently. So I ask the question, do we know anything ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/31n4fd/do_we_really_know_anything_about_mayan_warfare/ | {
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1v6dhe | Why was North Vietnam able to field such a massive army that easily over-ran the south when the Americans left? Why did the south not have a more capable or large enough army to hold them off? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1v6dhe/why_was_north_vietnam_able_to_field_such_a/ | {
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eh7fbl | Why did Japan and South Korea turn into a democratic state with little corruption but other East Asian countries did not? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/eh7fbl/why_did_japan_and_south_korea_turn_into_a/ | {
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26fvvl | How did walled cities deal with urban sprawl when walls were critical for city defense? | Would a point come were sections of the walls would be knocked down and rebuilt further out or would new suburbs and such be left defenseless? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/26fvvl/how_did_walled_cities_deal_with_urban_sprawl_when/ | {
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2ket9d | What should I know about Arendt before reading her? The good and bad. | Specific topics or books, and your points for and against would be most appreciated.
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14zr4q | What was Richard III's role in the end of The War of the Roses? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/14zr4q/what_was_richard_iiis_role_in_the_end_of_the_war/ | {
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45lrm8 | How would Viking warbands choose their leader? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/45lrm8/how_would_viking_warbands_choose_their_leader/ | {
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373km4 | Who is generally credited with being the first musician/band/musical act etc. to have branched beyond performance to merchandise their name as a brand? | I was wondering if any classical musicians or any act earlier than the 20th century had ever merchandised their brand name for product/memorabilia sales. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/373km4/who_is_generally_credited_with_being_the_first/ | {
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2wok7x | Who was the first Ottoman Sultan to claim the title of Caliph, and how was he able to legitimize himself as such? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2wok7x/who_was_the_first_ottoman_sultan_to_claim_the/ | {
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9ryupa | Why did Moscow become the capitol of the USSR even though Petrograd was the center of the revolution? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9ryupa/why_did_moscow_become_the_capitol_of_the_ussr/ | {
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4d26uu | How much does an understanding of historical linguistics benefit study of the period? | How difficult is it to study a period of history in depth without understanding the language of the time? For example, I imagine studying Roman history would be extremely difficult without an understanding of Latin, but is this also true for studying Anglo-Saxon history without knowledge of Old English? Also how much c... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4d26uu/how_much_does_an_understanding_of_historical/ | {
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5459pn | Is there any historical inspiration or precedence behind the "Ludovico technique," or is it strictly a creation of Anthony Burgess and/or Stanley Kubrick for A Clockwork Orange? | [From the Wikipedia page](_URL_0_):
> [The Ludovico technique] involved forcing a patient to watch, through the use of specula to hold the eyes open, violent images for long periods, while under the effect of a nausea-, paralysis-, and fear-inducing drug. The aim of the therapy was to condition the patient to experi... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5459pn/is_there_any_historical_inspiration_or_precedence/ | {
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4ll4gz | Why did the KPD, SPD and Members of the Many Socialist and Communist Militias and Originations Not Offer Any Significant Resistance to the Nazis in 1933? With Not Even a Real Attempt at a General Strike like During the Kappputsch? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4ll4gz/why_did_the_kpd_spd_and_members_of_the_many/ | {
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3oodaq | How were the letters written by Apostle Paul delivered? | I am listening to Philip Harland's podcast 'Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean' recommended [here](_URL_0_) in another AskHistorians thread. Paul writes a lot of letters to different groups of people. How were those letters delivered? Was there a postal system? To whom were the letters delivered? Did a person read ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3oodaq/how_were_the_letters_written_by_apostle_paul/ | {
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2eb1xd | Why did 1960s Communist China engage in so many territorial conflicts over tiniest bits of land with such major powers as India and as the USSR? | In 1963 China signed an agreement with Pakistan formally receiving a part of Kashmir which Pakistan didn't even control (it was controlled by India). In 1967 China invaded India during the Chola incident. In 1969 China invaded the USSR in the Daman island war which caused (or crowned?) the Sino-Soviet split. And all th... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2eb1xd/why_did_1960s_communist_china_engage_in_so_many/ | {
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9xyujs | Iberian Peninsula in Medieval times | I have tried to research on it, but perhaps because i´m not an expert, i have failed to or come upon sparse information on the topic, but heres the question: in what ways did the iberian peninsula culture differ from the rest of europe? Im mainly interested in xiv and xv century christian countries, but i would also w... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9xyujs/iberian_peninsula_in_medieval_times/ | {
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3uz0ho | Were the British involved in instigating the 19th century revolutions against Spain in Latin America? | What did British involvement consist of if they were? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3uz0ho/were_the_british_involved_in_instigating_the_19th/ | {
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1ke4z8 | In WWI, did executions of soldiers suffering from PTSD or "shell shock" for the crime of desertion actually occur, and if so how common were they? | I was recently talking to a friend about this, and related the general idea of this happening, but I realized I'm not sure if I ever learned about it in a reputable academic context or if I'm just parroting some sort of "popular wisdom" that's actually inaccurate.
So what is the story with executions of men suffering ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ke4z8/in_wwi_did_executions_of_soldiers_suffering_from/ | {
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fj1jym | Rules Roundtable VI: No Historical "What-If?" Questions or Counterfactuals | "What If" can often be a fun historical game to play, and it is one which many users, and even mods, enjoy. Imagining how history might have played out in the face of even minor changes to events can easily create a whole different world, far removed from our reality. But it is precisely because of this that one of our... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fj1jym/rules_roundtable_vi_no_historical_whatif/ | {
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1zj7j2 | Why did the United States use images of Native Americans on its' coins during an era of Indian persecution? | It seems counter intuitive to me that they would use an image of someone that was looked down upon at the time on their coinage. I'm just curious of the mindset or significance of the move. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1zj7j2/why_did_the_united_states_use_images_of_native/ | {
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19rwf9 | How would bread have been cut/served prior to the invention of the sandwich? | Might sound a strange question, but I was wondering last night why a round loaf of bread is cut into parallel slices whereas a cake is cut radially - obviously because of the difference in function, with bread usually being sliced to form a sandwich and a cake being divided to form equal pieces.
But before the whole s... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19rwf9/how_would_bread_have_been_cutserved_prior_to_the/ | {
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18fkbp | What do most people not understand or realize about WWI? | I'm asking both about common misconceptions, and just things that were different back then that most people wouldn't think of because of how much the world has changed since then. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/18fkbp/what_do_most_people_not_understand_or_realize/ | {
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5ti657 | How far did the KGB infiltrate the American government? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5ti657/how_far_did_the_kgb_infiltrate_the_american/ | {
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8wp994 | Did any Native American civilization possibly know that there was land and people beyond the Americas? Did they have any mythological tales about the rest of the world? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8wp994/did_any_native_american_civilization_possibly/ | {
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3zjfk3 | How much of Real Madrid's early success was because of Francisco Franco? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3zjfk3/how_much_of_real_madrids_early_success_was/ | {
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3ovsqp | Royal chefs in Middle Ages | Were important cooks for the court always men? Were there female hear cooks in charge of royal feasts, etc? I understand there was some superstition about women on ships, so that explains male cooks in one context. But in other important roles, what was the gender breakdown on professional cooking? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ovsqp/royal_chefs_in_middle_ages/ | {
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5l3lf2 | Winston Churchill often spoke about his "little black dog" (i.e. depression) that constantly followed him around. Did any Nazi leaders suffer from depression or other clinical mental disorders? | Looking into it, seems like a few Allied leaders were being treated for mental health, Churchill being the most famous. But I never hear about that on the Axis side. Did any German/Japanese/Italian politicians or generals suffer from mental illness? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5l3lf2/winston_churchill_often_spoke_about_his_little/ | {
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478d9y | What are your favorite historical books about great empires and/or historical figures. | I want to learn more about world history but don't know where to start. I'm guessing that great empires and individuals are a good place. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/478d9y/what_are_your_favorite_historical_books_about/ | {
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1tvxzq | What did pre-Columbian indigenous nations do with the dead bodies of people who they fought? Did they just leave them on the field? | Say the Aztecs and the Tlaxcalans fought a skirmish, leading to a total rout of the Aztec forces. What would the Tlaxcalans have done with the bodies? Would they have looted them and returned home? Buried them as honored rivals? Parade their heads on sticks as they marched around town? What was the protocol here for fa... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1tvxzq/what_did_precolumbian_indigenous_nations_do_with/ | {
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7x9iye | In WWII, did anyone become an ace as either a pilot or gunner of a bomber? | What about in WWI? I'm also curious about gunners in 2 seat fighters. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7x9iye/in_wwii_did_anyone_become_an_ace_as_either_a/ | {
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1icu4a | What was the power relationship between USSR "spy agencies" and the Communist Party up until the fall of the Soviet Union? | There have been many conspiracy theories about who controlled who and what role did the KGB play in the fall of the Soviet Union, but what do we KNOW about their power relationship? Were there ever serious incidents? Blackmail? Did the KGB choose who rose in party ranks?
And by "spy agencies" I mean both domestic and ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1icu4a/what_was_the_power_relationship_between_ussr_spy/ | {
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1qozzs | What was happening along the rest of the eastern front during the Battle of Berlin? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1qozzs/what_was_happening_along_the_rest_of_the_eastern/ | {
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2gpcqo | You're in a medieval European city and you need to find yourself a place to call home. Who do you talk to? A medieval realtor? | How did people acquire housing in medieval cities? Were there analogues to modern-day real estate agents, or would you just have to ask around seeing if anyone had a room to rent, or a house/estate they wanted to sell? Or would you have to find unoccupied, unclaimed land and build your house yourself?
I know that peop... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2gpcqo/youre_in_a_medieval_european_city_and_you_need_to/ | {
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35lviz | Is there any evidence to suggest that the Coliseum was flooded for sport? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/35lviz/is_there_any_evidence_to_suggest_that_the/ | {
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27d2rq | Were there ever any battles that involved artillery units targeting each other? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/27d2rq/were_there_ever_any_battles_that_involved/ | {
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1o3u0p | What was the original motivation, intent, and context of the 14th amendment to the US Constitution, specifically in regards to the public debt? | Section 4 of the 14th amendment says, "The validity of the public debt of the United States .... shall not be questioned." Each time the US Federal "debt ceiling" comes along, the idea of the President invoking the 14th amendment to circumvent it comes up. Leaving the current situation aside, where did this part of the... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1o3u0p/what_was_the_original_motivation_intent_and/ | {
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2kzsaj | How did the US become solely a British Colony when originally there were so many different colonial powers in the area? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2kzsaj/how_did_the_us_become_solely_a_british_colony/ | {
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6i7jl3 | Why isn't Juneteenth a national holiday in the United States? | I know this may seem like a very obvious question, but I'm curious about what specific historical contexts and events have resulted in the seemingly limited celebration of Juneteenth to the African-American community in the United States. I am struck that the emancipation of slaves in the United States is not a more wi... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6i7jl3/why_isnt_juneteenth_a_national_holiday_in_the/ | {
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9uptiz | Why wasn't Augustus one of the "5 good Roman emperors"? | He had a very long stable reign, expanded the empire, "found Rome in brick and left it in marble" etc. And I know that he was a master propagandist and he killed off most of the people that opposed him(but this one was before he became emperor), but he still deserves a spot here in my opinion. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9uptiz/why_wasnt_augustus_one_of_the_5_good_roman/ | {
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3jeee7 | How did Plato's name become root word for non-sexual friendship? Platonic. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3jeee7/how_did_platos_name_become_root_word_for/ | {
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3ttoqe | Why were the Channel Islands not liberated soon after D-day? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ttoqe/why_were_the_channel_islands_not_liberated_soon/ | {
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44q1tm | Can you recommend any sources (book or journal articles) that summarize issues related to Oral Tradition? | I'm researching John Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe and Pocahontas and I'm trying to evaluate Native American accounts and reconcile them with the standard historical accounts. I'm out of my depth re. the issues surrounding Oral Tradition. This is not homework, and I'm a teacher. Just trying to understand the issues better. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/44q1tm/can_you_recommend_any_sources_book_or_journal/ | {
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c2tryo | The M60 was the only machine gun authorized by the Army to be used on gun trucks in Vietnam. How did officers react when they saw gun trucks armed with M2s and miniguns? | I just watched a short video about gun trucks in Vietnam on the Smithsonian's youtube channel. In the video they describe why and how gun trucks were built and they claim that the M60 was the only machine gun which soldiers were authorized to install on them.
However, soldiers preferred the M2 or the minigun so they ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/c2tryo/the_m60_was_the_only_machine_gun_authorized_by/ | {
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28sfsi | Did Sherman purposely let the Confederate garrison in Savannah escape? | Did Sherman purposely let the Confederate garrision in Savannah escape? Sherman's army reached the outskirts of Savannah by Dec. 10, 1864, and found it defended by a garrison of 10,000 men commanded by Gen. Hardee. Despite a Confederate attempt to stop him, Sherman managed to make contact with the USN by going around S... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28sfsi/did_sherman_purposely_let_the_confederate/ | {
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540bkc | Should the Chinese Emperors' mausoleums be excavated? | Ever since the 60s/70s, the Chinese government has not allowed any of the Emperor mausoleums found to be excavated. This include the tombs of the Ming, Tang and Qin dynasties, including the crown jewel: the mausoleum of the first emperor, due to concerns about preservations and past failures at excavations (such as the... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/540bkc/should_the_chinese_emperors_mausoleums_be/ | {
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30w622 | At the time of the American Revolution, were there any other republics in the world? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/30w622/at_the_time_of_the_american_revolution_were_there/ | {
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3z5ybj | What was Attila the Hun's full name? | Did the Huns even use surnames? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3z5ybj/what_was_attila_the_huns_full_name/ | {
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2c6h05 | What is the definition of a "Great Power" and what makes a country one? | I see this phrase thrown around a lot, but what exactly does it mean? I've heard the definition of "a nation that can influence other nations", but I get the impression that there is more meaning than that. The second part of my question is what makes a nation a great power? What are the requirements to get this status... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2c6h05/what_is_the_definition_of_a_great_power_and_what/ | {
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dkpq6f | Have there been any major Civil Rights movements in the US which ultimately failed totally and completely? | I added the phrase "totally and completely" at the end to emphasize that I'm looking for a movement which accomplished none of its major goals and, preferably, would not see widespread support if it resurfaced today. It doesn't necessarily need to have had some spectacular implosion in order to qualify.
I often see th... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/dkpq6f/have_there_been_any_major_civil_rights_movements/ | {
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cc1m32 | What technological breakthroughs between 15th century to the 19th century were required for the creation of pistols and rifles? | Hey all, first post here so if I've made any mistakes let me know, especially if this breaks the 'Example Seeking' rule.
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9zcc6n | What was the impact of the Albigensian Crusade on the centralization of France ? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9zcc6n/what_was_the_impact_of_the_albigensian_crusade_on/ | {
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cb47eh | How do Historians recognize/rule out humor or sarcasm from historical texts? | For instance what strategies would/do you take to rule out whether or not a story from the early Roman empire is a tale that was meant as a comedy, sarcasm, or parable and not a factual story. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cb47eh/how_do_historians_recognizerule_out_humor_or/ | {
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1gl482 | Why didn't the Germans bombard southern England with artillery? | Even at the very beginning of the war, the Krupp K5 and K12 artillery pieces seem to easily reach many populated areas of southern England, with ranges of 64km, and 115km, respectively, and were built in relatively large numbers. Many of them were already placed to fire on shipping in the Channel, but it seems they wer... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1gl482/why_didnt_the_germans_bombard_southern_england/ | {
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1lz4uo | When I was in the USA I noticed the First World War memorials were dedicated to soldiers who died in The Great War of 1917-18. Why is it not described as 1914-18? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lz4uo/when_i_was_in_the_usa_i_noticed_the_first_world/ | {
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1s1exv | How brutal was the USSR to the people in Nazi territory when it helped beat the Third Reich in World War II? | In general, how ruthless were the advancing Soviet Union troops to local civilians and Nazi officials during World War II? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1s1exv/how_brutal_was_the_ussr_to_the_people_in_nazi/ | {
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2tqgeu | Was Bohemia very bohemian? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2tqgeu/was_bohemia_very_bohemian/ | {
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2a98k7 | Was there a particular flag that the Union used during the American Civil War other than the traditional 34-star flag? | It would seem rather counterintuitive for the Union to have its own flag, but I've always been curious to see if there was one produced purely for the Union States. I've been using [this website](_URL_0_) to search the time period, but nothing came up. Thanks in advance! | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2a98k7/was_there_a_particular_flag_that_the_union_used/ | {
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3rb6y5 | " A small splinter group of the Muslim army crossed the Pyrenees and was defeated by Charles Martel near Tours in 732, a minor incident in this whole story and, in no way, the turning point in European history as it has sometimes been portrayed" | How true is this statement ? He goes on to say the army under Tariqs' lines were too long and an assault across the Pyrenees was impossible. From A history of the Church in the Middle Ages by F. Donald Logan. I've always been taught the importance of Martels' "stand against Islam" from a western perspective and find m... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3rb6y5/a_small_splinter_group_of_the_muslim_army_crossed/ | {
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3zwr9x | Is there archaeological support for the stereotype of Roman infanticide as sex selection? | It's clear that Roman slave women had their children killed all the time.
But there are many stories about boys being killed for political purposes. There are also stories about women having their children killed - if those children were the product of adultery or as a punishment against the woman.
So it is very lik... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3zwr9x/is_there_archaeological_support_for_the/ | {
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"I can't speak for Roman society generally, but I am familiar with one specific case of sex-selective infanticide from Tel Ashkelon, Israel. We excavated a Roman/Byzantine bathhouse in Grid 38, (you can read the publication report for free at _U... | [] | [] | [
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56vqit | At what point and location did the English language split among the use of the article "the" before "hospital"? | In other words, did Shakespeare ever write of 'going to the hospital?' Or did George Washington ever write that a soldier must 'go to hospital?'
Dropping the article in front of other seems like a stereotypical fake Russian accent. In American English, believers 'go to church' or 'go to temple.' When and where did the... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/56vqit/at_what_point_and_location_did_the_english/ | {
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3vrtho | Did the reforms of the Gracchi Brothers actually influence Rome? | The recent rise of Jeremy Corbyn perked my interest in the Gracchi due to them often being dubbed the first socialists. However their reforms were all revoked after their deaths, can we see any influence lasting beyond the reforms that they had? For example is there any evidence they set precedence and inspired later p... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3vrtho/did_the_reforms_of_the_gracchi_brothers_actually/ | {
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"TL:DR Yes, absolutely. At least in aristocratic memory.\n\nWho is Jeremy Corbin?\n\nFirst of all, the Gracchi were one step in a line of \"trouble-making\" tribunes. Lily Ross-Taylor wrote an important article \"The Foreru... | [] | [] | [
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bvq81k | How was the iconography of the Confederacy reframed into something that's treated as honorable/worthy of obsession? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bvq81k/how_was_the_iconography_of_the_confederacy/ | {
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"Civil War memory is something I write a lot about, so I'd point you to [this older answer of mine](_URL_0_) which focuses more on the evolution of Confederate statuary than the Lost Cause itself, but I think does speak well to your question, alt... | [] | [] | [
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z5h8p | Were Serbs exceptionally effective in the war against Austria during WWI? | What led to the failure of one and the victory of the other? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/z5h8p/were_serbs_exceptionally_effective_in_the_war/ | {
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"Serbia's army had experience from the [Balkan Wars](_URL_0_), unlike the Austrians who were quite green. Austrian troops were better equipped, but had far less patriotism due to the fact that most of them weren't Austrian, but Hungarian, Czech, S... | [] | [] | [
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7yr4kn | Why didn't the overthrow and regicide of Charles I prompt massive retaliation from other monarchs the way Louis XVI's did? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7yr4kn/why_didnt_the_overthrow_and_regicide_of_charles_i/ | {
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56s0ym | Sources on pre-modern/medieval arms race | I'm interested in the history of European personal weapons, from pre-history to Renaissance, and especially the Middle Ages. I'm particularly interested in the idea of an "arms race": that, for example, the development of plate armor made "slashy" swords get [progressively "stabby"](_URL_2_), until plate armor was u... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/56s0ym/sources_on_premodernmedieval_arms_race/ | {
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6iavqm | Is there a difference between the chubby and skinny Buddha? | I usely see the the Buddha with more meat around around restaurants while the boney Buddha is surrounded by quotes. Is there a reason for this or is it just a coincidence?
P.S Idk if this is the right subbreddit | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6iavqm/is_there_a_difference_between_the_chubby_and/ | {
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