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2mp006 | How do you continue studying history after graduation? | I am currently in law school/graduate school and am no longer studying Classics. My undergrad degree is in Classical Language. While getting that degree, I also had to take courses in Classical Society. I enjoyed those classes and readings and would like to continue to learn about the period. Those of you who are n... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2mp006/how_do_you_continue_studying_history_after/ | {
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1cxfm3 | Aside from the obvious (algebra, chess, etc.), how did Western science benefit from encounters with Islam and the Middle East during the Crusades? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cxfm3/aside_from_the_obvious_algebra_chess_etc_how_did/ | {
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cjf4ug | Why were the Anglo-Saxons one of the only Germanic groups who didn’t assimilate into the cultures they conquered? | The Goths integrated into the local cultures of what is now Italy, Spain, Portugal and Eastern Europe. The Franks adopted Gallo-Roman culture in what is now France. The Normans assimilated into French culture and other Viking groups integrated into Slavic, Irish and Scottish culture. Why didn’t the Anglo-Saxons assimil... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cjf4ug/why_were_the_anglosaxons_one_of_the_only_germanic/ | {
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155sy2 | How was life as a Carthaginian compared to life as a Roman? | A bit of background:
The Creative Assembly(CA), developers of the upcoming game Total War: Rome 2 have started to talk about the factions, and Rome and Carthage are included.
However, their descriptions caused quite the rage on the TW forums.
Rome is described as "militaristic" and "able to exploit the masses to imp... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/155sy2/how_was_life_as_a_carthaginian_compared_to_life/ | {
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3cua55 | How did the United States of America arrive at their valuation of Greenland in 1946? Could the area have been worth the cost of purchase in terms of economic output, or was the value purely strategic? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3cua55/how_did_the_united_states_of_america_arrive_at/ | {
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3g5fna | Why was the USS Indianapolis sailing without an escort when she was sunk? | Was it normal for cruiser with limited anti submarine weaponry to operate alone?
I realise the delivery of the atomic bomb would have been classed as top secret, but why not at least attach a destroyer to escort her? Would it have made any difference to operational security? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3g5fna/why_was_the_uss_indianapolis_sailing_without_an/ | {
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5m2l4c | When did the US Government begin doubting that China/Taiwan would ever retake the Chinese mainland? | I mean before they recognized CCP as the new China legally. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5m2l4c/when_did_the_us_government_begin_doubting_that/ | {
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3spya0 | who was the last living person to hold the position (however ceremonial) of a roman senator? When was the last time the Roman senate met? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3spya0/who_was_the_last_living_person_to_hold_the/ | {
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5pmhiw | American and Russian submarines during WW2 | I remember my physics teacher telling us this story.
How he told it was, that a US submarine was following (?) a Russian submarine. For some reason, the Russian one had to go somewhere as soon as possible, so they went full speed forward. The Americans then didn't like that (doesn't make much sense, but thats how I re... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5pmhiw/american_and_russian_submarines_during_ww2/ | {
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1iyb1z | How was construction in ancient cities prioritized? | I'm mostly interested in ancient Rome, but any insight into ancient infrastructure would be wonderful. When a new city was built, what was the general order in which people built things? In walled cities, were walls among the first things built? Did people settle in cities that were still "under construction?" Was cons... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1iyb1z/how_was_construction_in_ancient_cities_prioritized/ | {
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27stld | Were white British (and Dominion) troops' relationships with non-white troops from the colonies generally positive? | I've read a bit recently about how American segregation of troops stationed in the UK was kind of shocking and offensive to many British soldiers and civilians. I'm interested in how they got along with military personnel recruited from the empire. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/27stld/were_white_british_and_dominion_troops/ | {
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28llls | Does anyone have examples of national anthems that were later abolished/replaced? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28llls/does_anyone_have_examples_of_national_anthems/ | {
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6ohm3e | During the Waco standoff in 1993, why did large segments of the American population rally around the leader of a doomsday cult who was sexually abusing young girls, rather than their own government? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6ohm3e/during_the_waco_standoff_in_1993_why_did_large/ | {
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1upe0s | How did calibers in uneven numbers come about? Like 152mm, 37mm and 76mm? | Wouldnt it be easier to just use even numbers like 150, 40 and 75mm? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1upe0s/how_did_calibers_in_uneven_numbers_come_about/ | {
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1c1ug0 | I'd want to understand how and why Scandinavia became Christianized. | It seems that Norse mythology and practices are more of a fit for the living conditions in Scandinavia at the time of conversion. Generalizing for the sake of brevity, but it seems like the Old Gods were all about strength, cunning, tenacity, fatalism, and therefore perfectly suited to the hard, dangerous, and cruel co... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1c1ug0/id_want_to_understand_how_and_why_scandinavia/ | {
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93r4g2 | I discovered this seemingly well-researched video on Christopher Columbus, and why he wasn't as bad as everyone thinks he was. How accurate is it? | _URL_0_
He makes many bold claims and contradicts to many statements I have been told numerous times. His sources seem solid, though, but I'm no historian. What do you all think? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/93r4g2/i_discovered_this_seemingly_wellresearched_video/ | {
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3sus9d | When did the concept of "refugees" arise? It seems that in the past if your country was at war and you were a male of fighting age you would stay. When did men start leaving their country's conflicts? Is this a modern concept or are there examples of this happening throughout history? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3sus9d/when_did_the_concept_of_refugees_arise_it_seems/ | {
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2umaj6 | In the US Civil War, how realistic is the idea that if the south had won a decisive military victory like capturing Washington, Britain and France could have been tempted to intervene on the side of the south, possibly causing a peace settlement? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2umaj6/in_the_us_civil_war_how_realistic_is_the_idea/ | {
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5d217t | I've read that in the 1800's, US military officers were drawn from the upper class. If so, was it possible that a lower class citizen could perform well in school, go to college and be commissioned regardless of his prior social status? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5d217t/ive_read_that_in_the_1800s_us_military_officers/ | {
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3vf6ts | Have there ever been memes similar to the modern memes? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3vf6ts/have_there_ever_been_memes_similar_to_the_modern/ | {
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yac4f | Japan was separated from their Axis allies by numerous Allied countries. How did they communicate with other Axis powers? | Map [here](_URL_0_)
Also, anyone know what that little country to the northwest of Mongolia is? I know today that would be part of Russia. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/yac4f/japan_was_separated_from_their_axis_allies_by/ | {
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7n08xw | What did Vikings do with all their loot? Was the loot divided equally among the raiders, given to one man, or somewhere in between? | If it was brought back to Scandinavia, did the influx of loot have any impact on the economy of the region? Perhaps encouraging more trade? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7n08xw/what_did_vikings_do_with_all_their_loot_was_the/ | {
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2yh80p | Why was Portugal accepted into NATO? | Specifically, why the isolation for the fascist regime of Franco after the war, but not for the Estado Novo? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2yh80p/why_was_portugal_accepted_into_nato/ | {
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1lymbl | How realistic was Chiang Kai-shek/the Republic of China invading and retaking Mainland China? | Chiang Kai-shek, shortly before leaving the Mainland and escaping to Taiwan vowed to retake the country. Since the KMT's retreat to Taiwan both sides have had a stand off, even to this day. Of course now the possibility of odds of the Republic of China invading the Mainland are very low for a number of reasons but ho... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lymbl/how_realistic_was_chiang_kaishekthe_republic_of/ | {
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t5epf | Is there something better than History of the World? (J.M. Roberts, 2007) | _URL_0_
I'm talking strictly of non-textbooks.
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4255ib | Common cloth materials in medieval Europe? | What're the common cloth materials for ordinary folks before cotton was introduced into Europe from India? Linen and wool were produced, but they must be quite expensive. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4255ib/common_cloth_materials_in_medieval_europe/ | {
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1drq25 | What's the best way to use the Bible, when appropriate, as a Primary Source? | When using the Bible as a Primary source, do you use any of the modern popular translations, or do you try to get a direct translation of the transcripts that are most widely accepted as valid? Are there specific translations of the various books that are more widely viewed as acceptable by the academic and, particula... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1drq25/whats_the_best_way_to_use_the_bible_when/ | {
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28ido3 | When and how did the concept of political veto arise? | How did the notion of political veto come to be, and by what rights or criteria did the nation/state/individual come to such power? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28ido3/when_and_how_did_the_concept_of_political_veto/ | {
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40wvev | A century ago, in the aftermath of WWI and with the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the world had to deal with millions of refugees and mass migration. How did the receiving countries deal with this influx? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/40wvev/a_century_ago_in_the_aftermath_of_wwi_and_with/ | {
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4skykx | What happened to German police personnel after the Germans surrendered in WW2? | What happened to the members of the Ordnungspolizei after the German surrendered? Were they interned? What happened to higher ranking officers? Especially, members of the schutzpolizei, fire brigades, and the gendarmerie. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4skykx/what_happened_to_german_police_personnel_after/ | {
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8j3h02 | How and when did the Star and Crescent become a symbol of Islam? What exactly does it represent? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8j3h02/how_and_when_did_the_star_and_crescent_become_a/ | {
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1kqfek | Why doesn't China have a large muslim population but southeast Asia does even though China is closer to the middle east? | Countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia have large muslim population but China doesn't. What led to this? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1kqfek/why_doesnt_china_have_a_large_muslim_population/ | {
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2yk5dl | How and when did pepperoni become the default topping for pizza in the U.S.? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2yk5dl/how_and_when_did_pepperoni_become_the_default/ | {
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8rubkk | One of the main requirements of Islam is prayer, and one of the prayers is at dawn. How did people in the time of the prophet Muhammad wake up for prayer on time, considering there were no alarms at all? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8rubkk/one_of_the_main_requirements_of_islam_is_prayer/ | {
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34xm8m | Are there any current historical debates/uncertainties between historians in regards to Spartacus? | I'm required to write an essay on Spartacus and I just can't find anything to debate/argue about. :/
A response will be most welcoming :) | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/34xm8m/are_there_any_current_historical/ | {
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22sy1f | Historiography question: what do you consider determinism/causality? | This question is sparked by a discussion of *Guns, Germs, and Steel*, but it is not a continuation of that discussion. A complaint was made that Diamond presented determinism and that got me wondering. I know the philosophical discussions regarding determinism and free will and such, I wondered what historians here thi... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/22sy1f/historiography_question_what_do_you_consider/ | {
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7mfr15 | Why did Russian life expectancy drop massively in 1993? | I was looking at this graphic (Link #1 below), and noticed a significant lightening in Russia in 1993. So I found this paper (Link #2 below) and sure enough, from 1992 to 1993 the Russian male life expectancy dropped a fully three years from 62 to 59! And female nearly 2 years from 73.8 to 72. That's an enormous dro... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7mfr15/why_did_russian_life_expectancy_drop_massively_in/ | {
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774jpx | What was the Communist Party of Korea like during the Japanese occupation, and how did Kim Il-Sung seize complete control over it after the establishment of North Korea? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/774jpx/what_was_the_communist_party_of_korea_like_during/ | {
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3ml8nj | Do modern high heels worn by women and Chinese foot binding have any historical similarities in the way they developed? | I know foot binding developed in the 7th century and became popular during the Song Dynasty. What I'd like to know is if high heels in the western sense also developed as a less harmful but ideologically similar equivalent of the bound feet "three inch lotus." Were high heels popular because of the perceived additional... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ml8nj/do_modern_high_heels_worn_by_women_and_chinese/ | {
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1jwulh | Did the Roman economy suffer through "Bust and Boom" cycles? | And, if so, what did they do when they found themselves in a 'bust?' What might have caused economic crashes? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1jwulh/did_the_roman_economy_suffer_through_bust_and/ | {
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1y0jvh | What were the reactions and perceptions of new allied technology by the axis? | We hear a lot about how we reacted to jets and rockets, but what of the opposite? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1y0jvh/what_were_the_reactions_and_perceptions_of_new/ | {
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8t883y | Why didn't the turkish people attempt to reclaim any lost territory from the first world war? | From what I can tell Mustafa Ataturk was mainly concerned about social reform and building a modern turkey. Why did these moderate political views thrive in turkey during a time when facist and communist ideas where thriving all over the world? Where their any notable right wing fringe movements in turkey that wanted t... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8t883y/why_didnt_the_turkish_people_attempt_to_reclaim/ | {
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4nzy31 | What did the soldiers of the hundred years war eat as rations? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4nzy31/what_did_the_soldiers_of_the_hundred_years_war/ | {
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19436c | which medieval combat weapon was the most exclusive to use? | which weapons would've costed the most to own or needed the highest rank to use?
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152s01 | If most romantic languages descend from Latin, what are the roots of Latin? | I was looking up the roots of the word honor for an essay, and I found honos, then I wanted to know the roots of honos, and so it goes. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/152s01/if_most_romantic_languages_descend_from_latin/ | {
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6soq46 | [Mores, Customs & Folkways] Do historians use literature to study areas that are well documented or is literature only used if there are no other sources? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6soq46/mores_customs_folkways_do_historians_use/ | {
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w08c8 | Border Between Portugal and Spain | Why is the border between Portuagl and Spain where it is? I couldn't find any geographical reasons for it; there isn't a mountain range or a big river or anything along the border.
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4h1ntl | What is the Western Han and Eastern Han in the context of the Han Dynasty? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4h1ntl/what_is_the_western_han_and_eastern_han_in_the/ | {
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1feum5 | When did winking become a thing? | Examples of histories earliest winks? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1feum5/when_did_winking_become_a_thing/ | {
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16ddlo | How did Italian-Americans react to the extremely racist Allied anti Axis propaganda films? | Just wondering, greatly thankful for any answers. God bless.
| AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/16ddlo/how_did_italianamericans_react_to_the_extremely/ | {
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3riw90 | Why were brass knuckles made of brass? | I imagine that steel or even iron would be cheaper and more effective, and less prone to damage or wear. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3riw90/why_were_brass_knuckles_made_of_brass/ | {
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3ayhxa | Were torches used in medieval times as much as movies make us believe and what were they made out off? | and how functional were they? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ayhxa/were_torches_used_in_medieval_times_as_much_as/ | {
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2nhgjt | Did European explorers/settlers encounter any Native American urban centers in the in modern-day USA and Canada? | I've picked up that the northern Native Americans such as the Pueblo Indians had urban centers, but I'm not sure what happened to them or if non-Native Americans ever encountered them. were they depopulated by disease before settlers got that far? If settlers did encounter urban centers, how did they fit them into thei... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2nhgjt/did_european_explorerssettlers_encounter_any/ | {
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1lqbiu | What was the military organization, equipment, and tactics of Carthage like during the Punic Wars? | I've been playing Rome 2 as Carthage and was interested in seeing what the actual Carthaginian forces were and how they worked. I'm curious about the military organization, equipment, and tactics of Carthage during the Punic Wars, especially in comparison to Rome and other surrounding powers. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lqbiu/what_was_the_military_organization_equipment_and/ | {
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3d0ls1 | Were there any devout Christians among the Nazis who participated in the Holocaust? How did they come to terms with the things they had done? How did they justify their actions in front of the altar of God? | If possible, I'd like to hear about whether these Nazid repented (in a religious way) after the war. It's interesting to think that some Nazis were also supposedly followers of a religion that preaches love and peace. I don't understand. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3d0ls1/were_there_any_devout_christians_among_the_nazis/ | {
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6f60dj | When history says "Alexander founded a new city," what is being described here? | For example, did he literally choose the location for a brand-new settlement? Or did he just take an existing settlement and decided to make it more important by leaving a bunch of soldiers/officials there? In either case, how many people did he leave behind? Did this affect the fighting capabilities of his army? Did t... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6f60dj/when_history_says_alexander_founded_a_new_city/ | {
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1gtbbl | Do we have any idea what the relationship between Sumer/Mesopotamia and Egypt was? | I'm talking anything.
* Wikipedia makes it sound like they overlapped in time, so I'm curious if there was any trade or idea exchange or contact or anything?
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1kbb68 | When did nations begin to regularly levy taxes? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1kbb68/when_did_nations_begin_to_regularly_levy_taxes/ | {
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740tkn | Looking at maps of Yugoslavia, its clear that large parts of Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia had ethnic majorities from one of the other nations. Did this cause problems before the 90's? Were there any attempts to change the internal borders? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/740tkn/looking_at_maps_of_yugoslavia_its_clear_that/ | {
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5u88pe | If the population of rome was so large in its early history, why is there so little written down? | With regards to contemporary writings of the early republic, mainly. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5u88pe/if_the_population_of_rome_was_so_large_in_its/ | {
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5xt81u | Why were so many Nazi war criminals released very early into their prison sentences? | [here](_URL_0_) is a list of them
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127uc8 | Sports in History | In your period of interest what was the most played/popular sport among the people? What were the rules? Equipment used? Frequency of games? Have at it! | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/127uc8/sports_in_history/ | {
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38y3yx | Please steer me in the right direction about Civil wars in Republican Rome | How did civil wars cause the end of the republican rome? Sources i could visit? a general gist of what happened? I have a ten page paper to write and i really don't know anything about this topic | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/38y3yx/please_steer_me_in_the_right_direction_about/ | {
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5yzjlo | The rule of India by East India Company is famously cited as a case of Corporation ruling an entire country. How did this work in practise? Did they separate their Commercial activities and Governance? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5yzjlo/the_rule_of_india_by_east_india_company_is/ | {
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25se4n | How much difference was there in the way different ancient Mediterranean people dressed and clothed themselves, before the dominance of the Roman Empire? | Specifically interested in the difference between the people of Carthage and of Rome, before the punic wars were over | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/25se4n/how_much_difference_was_there_in_the_way/ | {
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20b4md | POW mail in WWII: were mail ships neutral or was mail routed through neutral countries/states, or... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20b4md/pow_mail_in_wwii_were_mail_ships_neutral_or_was/ | {
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1wmkg8 | Why did elevated beds arise in some cultures while others use beds low to the ground? | For example the Western bed frame vs. a Japanese futon. I'm sure there are other examples, I just don't know of them. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1wmkg8/why_did_elevated_beds_arise_in_some_cultures/ | {
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1cry92 | When / why did it become a custom to put your hand on your heart for patriotic moments (specifically US pledge of allegiance and national anthem) | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cry92/when_why_did_it_become_a_custom_to_put_your_hand/ | {
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9k69qk | I know why the inter-war Germany was called 'Weimar Republic', but who started using that term? And when? And did it have a positive/negative connotation? | I obviously know the history behind 'Weimar' (It being the place where the assembly met and the constitution was drafted) but when did the term became common in usage? I heard that Hitler popularized it late in its short existence?
For me it is easy to imagine that a national assembly which had to relocate because of... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9k69qk/i_know_why_the_interwar_germany_was_called_weimar/ | {
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36w0xr | Who were the most influential figures in the Bolshevik Party who weren't executed during the purges? Why did Stalin spare them? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/36w0xr/who_were_the_most_influential_figures_in_the/ | {
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vk0mt | French Colonies Gone Wrong | I am not an historian, but I have noticed (through discussion both IRL and here) that the former French colonies are significantly more screwed up than the other former colonies of major European powers. First, is this true or am I making it up, and second, why? What did the French do differently causing their coloni... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/vk0mt/french_colonies_gone_wrong/ | {
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30op10 | If Germany and Japan were not allowed to have armies and were defended by the US after World War 2, why wasn't Italy in the same situation? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/30op10/if_germany_and_japan_were_not_allowed_to_have/ | {
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16a0bw | How were wounded soldiers treated during battle in formation-heavy armies (Roman legion, phalanx, Napoleonic line infantry, etc)? | If you were wounded in any significant capacity, were you treated as dead and ignored until the end of the battle? Was there any chance of a fellow soldier not at the very front trying to pull you back and "rescue" you? At what injury level were soldiers able to retreat from the front lines, or was it a fight until the... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/16a0bw/how_were_wounded_soldiers_treated_during_battle/ | {
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4f2bla | What films, if any, most accurately portray a pre-WWI battle, especially hand-to-hand fighting? | I was watching Braveheart again last night. Its laughable historicity aside, I've always thought the battle scenes were excellent. However, maybe they're inaccurate, too?
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3hb0pv | How was the Soviet invasion of Poland justified in the Soviet public? | How did the Soviet media antagonize the Polish state and justify the Molotov-Riebentrop pact? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3hb0pv/how_was_the_soviet_invasion_of_poland_justified/ | {
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32qy6j | How common/effective was guerrilla warfare in WWII? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/32qy6j/how_commoneffective_was_guerrilla_warfare_in_wwii/ | {
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wls51 | What precisely was a "fashionable regiment?" | I'm fairly familiar with how militaries at the time functioned, but this phrase comes up all the time in 18th and 19th century literature, but I've never seen it explained. What made regiments fashionable? Physical location, great parties, snappy uniforms? Did it change over time? And how often did such regiments ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/wls51/what_precisely_was_a_fashionable_regiment/ | {
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1fn5ru | Franco-Prussian War, any experts around? | Long story short, my family history is a bit of a mystery. My Great Great Grandfather was originally from Frankfurt, is buried on the Isle of Man, and his son moved to Manchester. Until last week, we didn't know anything more than that.
Then, after a family member did a bit of digging, we found out that he was a caval... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1fn5ru/francoprussian_war_any_experts_around/ | {
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2sci7l | Why is it in the overwhelming majority of societies in history, that gender roles remain consistent? | Not specific gender roles such as pink for girls and blue for boys, but more general gender roles such as that men are dominating and leader of the family while women are nurturing and caretakers. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2sci7l/why_is_it_in_the_overwhelming_majority_of/ | {
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1det8m | Why were the U.S. Army so ill-trained and ill-equipped when they entered WWI? | Compared to the European armies, why were the U.S. Army so ill-prepared for war? why didn't the U.S. have a much larger and better prepared army in peacetime leading up to first world war?
(this isn't a homework question I just wanted to know) | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1det8m/why_were_the_us_army_so_illtrained_and/ | {
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1nq58k | The personal life of women (circa 1050) | Hi Reddit Historians! This is my first time posting, so I hope I get it right. I would like to know about what a the personal life for women would look like in the 'early' medieval ages. Namely, what was their role in the family? Did women have a the right to speak up and voice their opinions? Did they really have to ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1nq58k/the_personal_life_of_women_circa_1050/ | {
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20nta7 | What is the consensus of the theory that Marcus Brutus is the illegitimate son of Julius Caesar? | I've heard both sides of it, but have no qualifications to subscribe to either theory | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20nta7/what_is_the_consensus_of_the_theory_that_marcus/ | {
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27mnzg | If Arab and Middle Eastern countries did not recognize or support the state of Isreal, why did they allow much of their Jewish populations to emirgrate there from the late 40's to early 70's? | I'm not asking about the "push" or "pull" factors concerning why Jews would emigrate, but it seems that allowing more Jewish people to emigrate to Isreal would strengthen the young country and that other countries in the Middle East would have wanted to keep Isreal as weak as possible. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/27mnzg/if_arab_and_middle_eastern_countries_did_not/ | {
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6x97rj | William III of England (or Holland, take your pick) was installed by a foreign power. How did this happen and what were the consequences? | Is this better understood as a miltary process, an adversarial one, a political one, or something else?
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fjty4g | How were 15h century halberdiers typically equipped? | Recently I've gotten it into my head to get together kit for reenactment and wanted to do a 15th century halberdier. However, my research has turned up pretty empty as to how armoured halberdiers were, so it'd be a great help if anybody here has proper answers. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fjty4g/how_were_15h_century_halberdiers_typically/ | {
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4hvrrp | Did the Romans Commemorate their dead in yearly ceremonies? | Did the Romans have a similar ritual as we have when we commemorate the dead from wars in the past(The Great War, World War 2, Korea, etc)?
I am mostly interested in rituals during the Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4hvrrp/did_the_romans_commemorate_their_dead_in_yearly/ | {
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1cxl90 | Has there been a case of a soldier in WW2 being killed by ordnance from WW1? | It is almost Anzac day here in Australia and after hearing one of the yearly filler war stories on the news- this one regarding unexploded ordnance, I was wondering if there was any recorded incident of ordnance from a previous war affecting the next? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cxl90/has_there_been_a_case_of_a_soldier_in_ww2_being/ | {
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1huu96 | What were the training regimes for heavy cavalry in the Napoleonic era? | Before they were let loose on the battlefield what sort of miltary training did they have to go through? There seems to be plenty of resources on their tactics but none on how they were trained. Any help would be greatly appreciated. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1huu96/what_were_the_training_regimes_for_heavy_cavalry/ | {
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ezvzuz | New Orleans was a French possession for only about 45 years and had a very small population for most of that time. How did French influence manage to remain so strong there? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ezvzuz/new_orleans_was_a_french_possession_for_only/ | {
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67bfo3 | WW2 Tanks - British/Soviet Commander Hatch machineguns? | Something I've never seen in any WW2 games, photos, movies, tv shows etc is any sort of machinegun mounted on British or Soviet tanks for the Commander to use, yet i've seen plenty of examples for American and German tanks. Were they not really something they used, or have i just not come across any examples? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/67bfo3/ww2_tanks_britishsoviet_commander_hatch/ | {
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8443vu | How did professions that used lots of paper, like bankers and lawyers, preserve the hundreds of pages of documents in the 19th Century? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8443vu/how_did_professions_that_used_lots_of_paper_like/ | {
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3n86ci | Did 'Bloody' Mary Tudor deserve her title? | I've been watching The Tudors lately, and have been really moved by the deeply sympathetic portrayal of Mary Tudor.
I was just wondering what some other people think of her. She obviously did some terrible things, but was she the monster some people make her out to be, or is she misunderstood?
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"I think it's fair to say she wasn't significantly worse than her contemporaries, even her lauded successor, Elizabeth I; it was a period where religion and politics were deeply intertwined, and warfare was constant across Europe. It's worth not... | [] | [] | [
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2frz5n | Japan and USSR during 1938-1939. Were the USSR's armies actually superior to those of Japan? In what ways? | I have done some basic reading on Khalkhin Gol and the Battle of Lake Khasan(wikipedia), but there was little elaboration other than "after several engagements during August 2–9 the Japanese forces were disastrously defeated and thrown out of the Soviet territory".
I am also curious as to how Japan in 1905 is describe... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2frz5n/japan_and_ussr_during_19381939_were_the_ussrs/ | {
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"The Red Army was superior to the Kwantung Army in three main ways, all of which feed into each other. They had a superior doctrine, were superior technologically, and were superior numerically. The last two were both dictated by, and enabled the ... | [] | [] | [
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3kego7 | In America during World War II, what would happen if a man was drafted, and it turns out he wouldn't have made a good soldier? | To elaborate, I'm not talking about something that would immediately disqualify him, like a medical factor (if I remember correctly, being flat-footed was enough to get disqualified).
Instead, what I mean is something like a personality trait. Maybe it turns out that the man is undisciplined, doesn't take orders well... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3kego7/in_america_during_world_war_ii_what_would_happen/ | {
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"In a draft, it's not like you get handed a uniform. It means you report for selection. People are turned down for all sorts of reasons, even in a draft. Poor vision, diabetes, epilepsy, heart problems, hearing problems, mental illness, being too... | [] | [] | [
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5wcdr7 | Do we have any idea how gender egalitarian Teryan early pre-Christian pagan England was? And how much the introduction of Christianity change to that? | I ask because I'm reading the Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley and I'm wondering how accurate it is? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5wcdr7/do_we_have_any_idea_how_gender_egalitarian_teryan/ | {
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"When you say \"early pre-Christian pagan England\", are you referring to:\npre-Roman pagan southern Britain (ie BC);\nthe early Roman period in southern Britain (pre-Christian pagan, so maybe the 2nd century AD); \nor the early Anglo-Saxon period... | [] | [] | [
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axa4j2 | Where do stereotypical "redneck" names like Bubba, Skeeter, or Cletus come from? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/axa4j2/where_do_stereotypical_redneck_names_like_bubba/ | {
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"LIke many Colloquial things, the etemology of these names is tough to trace because their use is rarely documented very well. \n\nThe etemology of the word bubba has [reportedly](_URL_3_) traced to the german word \"Bube.\" (meaning boy), o... | [] | [] | [
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"http://gullahtours.com/gullah/gullah-words",
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"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cletus_Spuckler",
"https://books.google.com/books?id=L70EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA272&dq=%22bubba%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=z72UVZ7-J9a... | |
2nwrku | How accurate, topographically speaking, was the Chernobyl level in CoD 4? | In Call of Duty 4: modern Warfare, two of the missions are set in Pripyat in 1996. The missions are "[All Ghillied Up](_URL_0_)" and "[One Shot, One Kill](_URL_1_)". I had assumed that the level designers had taken a large amount of liberty with the leve;s, but the recent footage from the drone sent into Pripyat makes ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2nwrku/how_accurate_topographically_speaking_was_the/ | {
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"I don't know about topography, but the way the game is styled is fairly accurate. Pripyat has been abandoned since the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster, so everything has been left for mother nature to control. But the ferris wheel is actually re... | [] | [
"http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/All_Ghillied_Up",
"http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/One_Shot,_One_Kill"
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"http://unknownworld.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Town-Centre.jpg",
"http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/2012/nov12/chernobyl_2012_sm/chernobyl_2012_03.jpg"
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3tmerk | Can you give any information about this flag? | _URL_0_
There are photos and what information we have gathered in the link. Anything further would be much appreciated, as we are having a hard time finding anything out about it. Thank you for your time. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3tmerk/can_you_give_any_information_about_this_flag/ | {
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3
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"text": [
"hi! Do consider x-posting this to /r/vexillology (the flag sub!)"
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"https://sites.google.com/site/crawfordsgallery/Ghana-West-Africa-Ashanti-Regimental-Flag"
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[]
] | |
44xsd2 | Manichaeism seems almost unique in being a former major international world religion that was rendered completely extinct without even small remnant populations. Why did it disappear so entirely? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/44xsd2/manichaeism_seems_almost_unique_in_being_a_former/ | {
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"What is a world religion? Roman paganism had millions of adherents, reduced to nothing. Ditto for the so-called mystery religions (besides possibly Christianity) that sprung out of: the cult of Isis, Mithraism, etc. Egyptian religion similarly ... | [] | [] | [
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"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_people",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaifeng_Jews",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirishitan",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_East_in_China"
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] | ||
1c7gxo | How did Britain keep the value of its currency stable during its explosive growth in the 19th Century? [reposted because unanswered] | I ask while reading Arrighi's Long 20th Century. How is it possible that Britain maintained a stable pegged currency while so much capital flowed into the country? Was it just the growth in supply of gold? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1c7gxo/how_did_britain_keep_the_value_of_its_currency/ | {
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" > Was it just the growth in supply of gold?\n\nThat was a big part of it. You had gold strikes in California, the Yukon, South Africa, Colorado, Australia, and so on, all increasing the money supply.\n\nAnother big part was the growth in the pri... | [] | [] | [
[
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_reserve_banking"
]
] |
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