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8lctg6 | Why is it called "Missionary position"? Where does the term come from? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8lctg6/why_is_it_called_missionary_position_where_does/ | {
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787sz3 | Life in 1910, London | I'm writing a narrative set in that time period, so every bit of information about how life was for the majority of the poppulace will be much apreciated, things like:
- Where life conditions good ?
- People where happy ?
- How much did the Industrial Revolution still affected the city and it's people ?
- Public servic... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/787sz3/life_in_1910_london/ | {
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briy0t | In the early 19th century why did it take so long for major powers to adopt the rifle over the musket? | There were riflemen units in the Napoleonic and American revolution wars but the standard solider had a musket. Was it a matter of production or pride in the musket? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/briy0t/in_the_early_19th_century_why_did_it_take_so_long/ | {
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4d6i4w | How was FDR's decision to run for a third term received by the Democratic Party? By his 4th election was there "Roosevelt Fatigue"? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4d6i4w/how_was_fdrs_decision_to_run_for_a_third_term/ | {
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2bqsf2 | Did the Union Jack ever have a red background with a blue central cross? | [This illustration](_URL_0_) is often used to represent events on [evacuation day](_URL_1_) in Massachusetts. The flag fluttering to the ground is the flag the British Army left there but the colors look the opposite of how the Union Jack typically looks. Was there ever a flag like this that the British flew? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2bqsf2/did_the_union_jack_ever_have_a_red_background/ | {
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2zu37a | Benedict Arnold is regarded as the biggest traitor of the American Revolution. I've heard that he was treated poorly by America beforehand though. What's his story? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2zu37a/benedict_arnold_is_regarded_as_the_biggest/ | {
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2up5za | How popular were the Odyssey and the Iliad in Ancient and Classical Greece? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2up5za/how_popular_were_the_odyssey_and_the_iliad_in/ | {
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11kabv | Can chivalry in the Middle ages be seen as an attempt to rein in the violence of the warrior classes? | I saw this mentioned in a thread on the crusades (in relation to the crusades giving the pope the advantage of sending much of the violent warrior class away). Is this backable?
THANKS EVERYONE! | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/11kabv/can_chivalry_in_the_middle_ages_be_seen_as_an/ | {
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6b9jzz | What stopped Nixon's push for Universal Healthcare? | Was it true universal healthcare? Was it a single payer system or something with private industry? Why was it politically stopped? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6b9jzz/what_stopped_nixons_push_for_universal_healthcare/ | {
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5d6juj | What were the average prices of firearms in the 1890 era american west? | I have a project I'm working on and can't find much readily avaliable. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5d6juj/what_were_the_average_prices_of_firearms_in_the/ | {
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2svhly | Historians, can you help me identify this money found in my granddad's WWII warchest? | [***Click for the Imgur album***](_URL_0_)
My granddad's war chest has a number of interesting items. I'll be posting them at a later time, probably to /r/historyporn. I'm curious as to the provenance and identity of some of these coins, though - any idea as to what they are and whether they are significant? I can ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2svhly/historians_can_you_help_me_identify_this_money/ | {
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32km16 | When the Germans were attacking Russia, and winter began, why didnt the Germans simply not take Russian clothing available on site? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/32km16/when_the_germans_were_attacking_russia_and_winter/ | {
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cc5gl6 | What did Thomas Jefferson think of the Haitian Revolution? | A lot is said about what Jefferson thought about the French Revolution but what did he think about the ideas of the Hatian Revolution? Did he ignore the ideas presented? Did he respect the people revolting or the counter revolutionaries? Did he not really know much about it? And what did he advise the French do? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cc5gl6/what_did_thomas_jefferson_think_of_the_haitian/ | {
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30sfp2 | Why did China move to simplified characters instead of the traditional ones? | Was there any benefit for doing this? I've never heard of any similar instances.
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1d442w | Why was human anatomy poorly drawn in ancient works of art? | Such as this Greek Art of [Hercules](_URL_1_), yet [the statue](_URL_0_) is more anatomically accurate?
Another more recent example being a painting by a follower of Hieronymous Bosch, showing [Christ in Limbo c.1575](_URL_3_)
In just a few hundred years, people began to paint more [like this](_URL_2_)
* What is th... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1d442w/why_was_human_anatomy_poorly_drawn_in_ancient/ | {
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112zx6 | What started the European explorers craze that got them discovering the new world and Asia? | Was it just searching for trade? Why did it start then and not in the past? And why was it just Europeans doing the explorations? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/112zx6/what_started_the_european_explorers_craze_that/ | {
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skwpw | What natural disaster significantly changed the course of history? | Aside from the black plague(which probably isn't considered to be part of this category), I've heard very little in regards to this question.
What would you consider to be one of the most important/significant natural disasters in history? Frankly ANY sort of information would be fascinating to me. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/skwpw/what_natural_disaster_significantly_changed_the/ | {
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6l8aj6 | How did people precisely control the temperature of ovens for baking at specific temperatures? | Many very old baking recipes require ovens be kept to close to the same specific temperature such as 450^o or 375^o for close to an hour. How was this achieved with wood based fire ovens? How did people know when the fire was the right temperature and how did they keep it that way long enough to bake bread or a cake? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6l8aj6/how_did_people_precisely_control_the_temperature/ | {
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400x08 | Do we believe the figures for Ancient Battles? | It would be useful to know: What's the consensus on the believability of the figures for ancient battles?
For example, Zosimus has Palmyra fielding an army of 70,000 in the AD270s. (_URL_0_ search for "seventy")
That's roughly the same size as the French army at Waterloo.
Do we believe these figures? Divide them by ... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/400x08/do_we_believe_the_figures_for_ancient_battles/ | {
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bwc53q | Did the Strategic Defense Initiative Real aka "Star Wars" really help Bankrupt the Soviet Union ? | edit: typo in the tittle, sorry.
I've often heard it parroted that the Soviet response to the SDI and ensuing economic pressure helped hasten collapse of the USSR. Is there any truth to this? What was the Soviet's response to the SDI? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/bwc53q/did_the_strategic_defense_initiative_real_aka/ | {
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2ozyf0 | In what ways did culture of the time influence Buddhist beliefs and practices? | I'm not sure if this is an appropriate/well-worded question but it's something I've been thinking about for a while since I started studying Buddhism. I understand all religions need to be taken into the context of where and when they originated and how different cultures shaped them over time. I was hoping to find som... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ozyf0/in_what_ways_did_culture_of_the_time_influence/ | {
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1ndkfj | During World War II did merchant ships have insurance against being sunk by the enemy? Did the national governments offer compensation? | Interested in both Allied and Axis shipping, especially British/American running the Atlantic. Did the American declaration of war change anything?
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8121vw | During WWII what was the average distance that tanks fought other tanks? | For example during the battle of Kursk I’ve always imagined it as the German with their Tiger and Panther on side far away and the Soviets wither their KV-1’s and T-34’s on the other far away. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8121vw/during_wwii_what_was_the_average_distance_that/ | {
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87j5ly | Is there any credible evidence for any kind of Giant humans existing? | I️ grew up in a really fundamental/weird Christian faith and believed there was a whole subspecies of giants... won’t get into the weirdness of “origins” and whatnot, just trying to see if there is any reasonable place these stories came from, or if it was probably just propaganda?
Thanks! | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/87j5ly/is_there_any_credible_evidence_for_any_kind_of/ | {
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1a88gb | What was the Nazi opinion on the Chinese? What was the Japanese opinion on the Jews? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1a88gb/what_was_the_nazi_opinion_on_the_chinese_what_was/ | {
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12vtt9 | Does anybody know if there were any drugs developed or important medical discoveries made within the Soviet Union? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/12vtt9/does_anybody_know_if_there_were_any_drugs/ | {
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10mg6g | When did Europe begin its shift away from religion? Why? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10mg6g/when_did_europe_begin_its_shift_away_from/ | {
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45pktn | How did Luxembourg survive? | As someone who reads a lot of medieval history, I am fully aware of the myriad of tiny states that Europe once was. I'm sure I don't have to explain the situation in this subreddit for sure.
But one thing I notice as I look closer and closer towards modern history, is the arrival of larger states in Europe, reflectiv... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/45pktn/how_did_luxembourg_survive/ | {
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1usu2p | What was so special about the Paris commune uprising that it seems to hold the imagination of communists greater than that of say the French revolution? | Because I literally had not known what the Paris commune was, despite its repeated reference in communist literature and thought later on, until this past year. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1usu2p/what_was_so_special_about_the_paris_commune/ | {
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b9maav | Why dose the Ussr anthem mention Russia | In the hymn of the USSR near the beginning this it says “Great Russia has welded forever to stand” in the lyrics, of why is Russia specifically mentioned if its a collection of states and not just Russian? Dose the Ukrainian version say Great Ukraine has welded forever to stand? This question has been bothering me a lo... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/b9maav/why_dose_the_ussr_anthem_mention_russia/ | {
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28hlli | Was the American Western Frontier as deadly as media portrays it? With gun battles, shootings, tons of diseases, etc.? If not, how did we get this impression? | I was watching A Million Ways to Die in the West last night, and it was talking about all the ways to die out there. And that got me thinking about this question.
Was it really deadly with outlaws and gangs shooting places up? Gun duels between two (or more) people in the center of towns? Etc. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28hlli/was_the_american_western_frontier_as_deadly_as/ | {
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6b0by2 | How quickly did prejudice towards Japanese-Americans by the general American population end after WW2? | Norman Mineta was put into an internment camp as a teenager, and became a mayor in 1971 and in the House of Representatives in 1975. Of course that is decades later, but still, only a generation later it seemed to have completely passed at least in this specific example.
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31r47t | When and why did the US stop allowing (literal) boatloads of immigrants to just show up at a port and begin living in the US? | I've heard that some time in the past, it was routine for thousands of people to arrive at places like Ellis Island in New York, and then they were allowed to immigrate right then and there.
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6nvu4e | What terms did people use to describe rotation before clocks were common? | I refer to terms used today such as "clockwise" and "counter-clockwise" | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6nvu4e/what_terms_did_people_use_to_describe_rotation/ | {
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1n5ja2 | If the Great Depression didn't truly end until the start of WWII, how come the US economy didn't dip in the post war years? | I've always understood that until the rise in manufacturing immediately leading up to and at the start of World War II, the effects of the Depression and the Roosevelt Recession were not fully alleviated. If this is true, how come the post-war years did not see an economic downturn, but are instead widely recognized a... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1n5ja2/if_the_great_depression_didnt_truly_end_until_the/ | {
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23awmx | How did most Medieval kings die? | During the Middle Ages/Medieval Era, what was the most likely way a King would die in a place like Western Europe? Assassination, poison, battle, old age, etc? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23awmx/how_did_most_medieval_kings_die/ | {
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19t45f | Is the Mandate of Heaven directly responsible for the technological and philosophical advances in the early history of dynastic China? | The Mandate of Heaven prompted long periods of political unity. Is this political unity what made China such a powerhouse in technical innovations and philosophy in the last three thousand years? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19t45f/is_the_mandate_of_heaven_directly_responsible_for/ | {
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6v8wpr | What parts of WW2 fighter aircraft were armored? | From what I understand some fighters had virtually no armor (say the A6M Zero) or self-sealing fuel tanks, but other fighters had a armor plates (say behind the pilot), more rugged construction (say thicker metal on the wings, fuselage, "armored" windscreens [I take that to mean thick glass?], etc).
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5ms8zb | Why was the SA and SS allowed/accepted in Germany before Hitler ultimately took power in 1933? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5ms8zb/why_was_the_sa_and_ss_allowedaccepted_in_germany/ | {
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816efp | How , and how often, did American GIs clean their rifles in WWII? | I've read a lot of different accounts of how they contended with corrosive ammo, but nothing consistent on the process they actually *used* in the field. Also, how often were they expected, or were able to clean them in a combat zone? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/816efp/how_and_how_often_did_american_gis_clean_their/ | {
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792y84 | I mostly know the "Magic Bullet" theory of the JFK assassination from the Seinfeld parody. What is the conspiracy theorists' claim, and why is it wrong? | I know that the general claim is "the path of the bullet that hit Kennedy is physically impossible, so there must have been a second gunman" and I know that the consensus is that this claim is wrong, but that's just about all I know. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/792y84/i_mostly_know_the_magic_bullet_theory_of_the_jfk/ | {
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3zkze8 | Are there other historical instances of the "model minority" phenomenon? | The holding up of Asian Americans as "good minorities" by those who are bigoted against "bad minorities" has been a part of American racial relations for at least 3 decades. Have there been similar phenomena throughout history, in countries with multiple minorities? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3zkze8/are_there_other_historical_instances_of_the_model/ | {
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3604id | During the fall of Germany, was there a population flight from places likely to be taken by the Red Army to places likely to be taken by the Anglo-Americans? | Also, were there attempts in the military to get transfers away from cities likely to fall to the Russians? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3604id/during_the_fall_of_germany_was_there_a_population/ | {
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49t2vh | What was the extent of Persian influence on the Deccan Sultanates? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/49t2vh/what_was_the_extent_of_persian_influence_on_the/ | {
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35tfl6 | How common would water-borne diseases such as Cholera have been in cities that used aqueducts such as Rome? Would the drinking water have been that much safer compared to other cities? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/35tfl6/how_common_would_waterborne_diseases_such_as/ | {
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2qm8ml | Many facets of American social culture appear to have gotten less "formal" over the course of the last 100 years (male/female dress, reverence for elders etc). Are there any noticeable examples of American society becoming more formal over this time period? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2qm8ml/many_facets_of_american_social_culture_appear_to/ | {
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43ymuf | How much autonomy did each State in the Holy Roman Empire have with respect to the military? | * Did the individual Imperial States each maintain a standing army?
* Did the States regularly go to war and fight battles against each other? What about against foreign powers such as France? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/43ymuf/how_much_autonomy_did_each_state_in_the_holy/ | {
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a2k2zz | What exactly happened when you got the letter that you were drafted in WWII? | Take me through the whole process. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a2k2zz/what_exactly_happened_when_you_got_the_letter/ | {
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6hwo5f | Why is the domestication of dogs not considered the beginning of the agricultural revolution? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6hwo5f/why_is_the_domestication_of_dogs_not_considered/ | {
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zs3z1 | What's the earliest evidence we have of jokes? What is the oldest one we know? were there jokes as we known them today back when Ancient civilizations stood? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zs3z1/whats_the_earliest_evidence_we_have_of_jokes_what/ | {
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1zq3x2 | Civil War literature suggestions? | Looking for a overall history of the American Civil War. Any good books to recommend? SIAP | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1zq3x2/civil_war_literature_suggestions/ | {
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90667h | To what extent was local law allowed in the Roman Empire. | Specifically interested in whether the Romans ever allowed locals in the provinces to perform executions for violating their local laws. Did this evolve over time? But any information on punishments in general would be good to know. Thanks! | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/90667h/to_what_extent_was_local_law_allowed_in_the_roman/ | {
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1nuyi8 | Would World War I be classified as a "World War" if the US never got involved? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1nuyi8/would_world_war_i_be_classified_as_a_world_war_if/ | {
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2weikj | it is a famous brag that England was never successfully invaded after 1066. So why doesn't the Dutch Army lead by William of Orange count? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2weikj/it_is_a_famous_brag_that_england_was_never/ | {
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2ert10 | When was the ironclad warship firs proposed? | The Gloire and the Warrior are both very famous early ironclads. But who came up with the idea, and who was the driving force to get these revolutionary warships built? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ert10/when_was_the_ironclad_warship_firs_proposed/ | {
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4sz7lr | Why wasn't LVT's used at D-day beach landings? | It has crossed my mind a few times now, and i thought to seek the knowledge of an historian. Also i thought it to be an interesting discussion.
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3nwj4q | Why were the Swedish armies in the 17th and early 18th century so effective/had high morale? | After reading about some wars Sweden was involved and one thing caught my attention. Often the Swedish army was able to defeat a larger enemy. At Fraustadt the 20000 man strong army of Saxons and Russians was broken by a Swedish army half its size. At Narva something similar happened (although weather and bad positioni... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3nwj4q/why_were_the_swedish_armies_in_the_17th_and_early/ | {
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8wir82 | Why did exotic exploration seem quite popular around the turn of the century? | Is there a name for this time period that started sometime in the 1800s and lasted until about the 40s, in which exploration of the world seemed to be quite notable?
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7jqvkr | Why and when did we start bombing civilians in World War II? | According to *The Official History of the Royal Air Force*, on the 4th of September 1940, Hitler said:
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408xe5 | Was Ho Chi Minh Really A Tyrant? | I've been looking around a bit for information on the Vietnam war. It always seemed to me like the US government's offensive against Minh's regime was a bit of a knee jerk reaction. As Ho Chi Minh didn't seem nearly as volatile as say Mao or Stalin, was it out of fear for a regime like that, that the US stepped in or w... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/408xe5/was_ho_chi_minh_really_a_tyrant/ | {
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c7zmgx | Why didn't Abrahmic religions gain as much ground in Japan as in Korea did during the 1900s? | Also, why was Buddhism, despite being a foreign religion, gain much more ground in Japan? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/c7zmgx/why_didnt_abrahmic_religions_gain_as_much_ground/ | {
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4zozmt | What did it really mean to be released from a Gulag? Where would one be "dropped off" after serving their time in a camp? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4zozmt/what_did_it_really_mean_to_be_released_from_a/ | {
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449m7b | Did Protestants, after the Reformation, use large-scale violence to convert differing groups in a manner similar to The Crusades? | I don't mean as a part of a whole, let's say in converting Native Americans, unless they had a widespread plan to do so. Because I seem to have read that many types of people came to America from all over Europe with many differing beliefs, or even no beliefs. So instead, I'm wondering if Protestant Christians committe... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/449m7b/did_protestants_after_the_reformation_use/ | {
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3ai835 | How "French" were the Franks? (plus some bonus questions) | You have several Frankish figures with names like Clovis, founder of the Merovingian Kingdom; Charles aka Charlemagne, founder of the Carolingian Empire; and Louis, son of Charlemagne and King of Aquitaine. And then you have figures with more Germanic names like Childeric, Frankish king and father of Clovis; and sons o... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3ai835/how_french_were_the_franks_plus_some_bonus/ | {
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2m7dap | Why is Cyprus not part of Greece? | I understand Cyprus gained independence some time after Greece did. Most of the Cypriot population is Greek-speaking and is ethnically Greek. Why did it become a separate state? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2m7dap/why_is_cyprus_not_part_of_greece/ | {
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1dy9fm | Why is the Byzantine Empire purple? | Video games? Purple.
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10onro | Were any of the U.S. founding fathers alive during The American Civil War? If so what did they think about it? Or did they speak/write publicly about it at all? | I realize not many, if any, of them were left, since it had been almost 100 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but I imagine there had to be at least a few.
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e5khlo | I have heard plenty of times that the communist system in the Soviet Union is not what Karl Marx intended. | How far away was the communism in the Soviet Union actually from what Marx actually described as communism and what were the main differences? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/e5khlo/i_have_heard_plenty_of_times_that_the_communist/ | {
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1ew8p9 | Has there ever been an event similar to the Arab spring? | I'm not really talking simply about the actions of the people. After all civil wars happen all the time, and revolutions are fairly common through history. I'm talking more about the mentality and goals of the people coupled with their actions. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ew8p9/has_there_ever_been_an_event_similar_to_the_arab/ | {
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4xxrsj | What significance did the shape of the bomb dropped in Nagasaki have? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4xxrsj/what_significance_did_the_shape_of_the_bomb/ | {
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5wwq9m | Did Napoleon and Wellington ever meet face-to-face? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5wwq9m/did_napoleon_and_wellington_ever_meet_facetoface/ | {
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244kzj | Are there any documented battles between Greek style Hoplite Armies (or something resembling them) and Roman javelin and sword type armies? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/244kzj/are_there_any_documented_battles_between_greek/ | {
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1mz4gd | Is there any documentation of the death of Jesus in Rome at the time of his crucifixion? Or was he considered a petty criminal? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1mz4gd/is_there_any_documentation_of_the_death_of_jesus/ | {
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1gikro | What was Hamiltonianism and what did it become between 1790-1850? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1gikro/what_was_hamiltonianism_and_what_did_it_become/ | {
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3wr9pe | I've heard Islam and the Arab Caliphates were heavily influenced by Persian culture and traditions. Why is that and what are some examples? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3wr9pe/ive_heard_islam_and_the_arab_caliphates_were/ | {
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145dsi | How did Japan end up calling itself by China's name for the country: "Land of the Rising Sun"? | I did a little research, and confirmed that "Land of the Rising Sun" is the name that China used for the islands of Japan. That's fine.
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24fqge | What were relations between Pinochet's Chile and the military regime of Argentina like? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/24fqge/what_were_relations_between_pinochets_chile_and/ | {
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doatrm | Communications (post, radio, red cross etc) between allies and axis during WW2? | I have read in a number of war memoirs that prisoners of war were occasionally able to send / receive mail and were also sent Red Cross care parcels.
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1cwxbb | Why haven't we discovered prehistoric art as well rendered as some of today's modern art? | I hope I am articulating the question correctly. Why does the typical "caveman" art seem to be so simple? Why, when I am told that the modern human brain hasn't changed much in hundreds of thousands of years, have we not found perfect sketches or portraits of landscapes or a person's face on cave walls? Of course mode... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cwxbb/why_havent_we_discovered_prehistoric_art_as_well/ | {
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1s49c1 | How did early humans deal with Neanderthals? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1s49c1/how_did_early_humans_deal_with_neanderthals/ | {
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353y11 | A Song of Ice and Fire depicts medieval warfare as devastating the countryside, crop harvests, and peasant population with widespread abuses of non-combatants. Is this accurate of what warfare was really like during the War of Roses time period? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/353y11/a_song_of_ice_and_fire_depicts_medieval_warfare/ | {
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4wivpn | Were cannonballs considered "reusable" after being fired? or would they be deformed/ damaged after impacting a target. | If so would armies send crews to go looking for cannonballs after a battle? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4wivpn/were_cannonballs_considered_reusable_after_being/ | {
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33xt8p | How accurate are the common pronunciations of Biblical names (i.e. Daniel)? Are they dead on, or have the pronunciations evolved? Are the names even original? | Thank you :-) | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/33xt8p/how_accurate_are_the_common_pronunciations_of/ | {
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34kunh | What did escapees from East Germany have to go through upon arrival in West Germany? | I saw [this video](_URL_0_) of East Germans swimming to West Germany.
* If escapees lacked family or other resurrect in the West and arrived literally with the clothes on their back, what, if anything, did West Germany provide for them?
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aw120r | What did East Germany do well and West Germany do poorly? | I've been taking a class at my college about divided Germany, going from the end of World War 2 to the reunification of Germany. So far, most of the class (as well as most other students' knowledge of it) focuses on the successes of the West Germany economic system and the failures of the East German's command economy.... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/aw120r/what_did_east_germany_do_well_and_west_germany_do/ | {
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2hvzk6 | During the American War of Independence, what were the main religious differences between the Americans and the British? | I've recently read some accounts of occupying British forces turning Congregationalist churches into stables and otherwise having a dim view of the Colonists' religion. What were the main differences, and what role, if any, did this play in driving a wedge between the colonies and England? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2hvzk6/during_the_american_war_of_independence_what_were/ | {
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1dueb1 | How was Art Deco architecture viewed and judged when it was built? | In general, these days, Art Deco architecture is admired. We have a city in New Zealand, Napier, that had a [massive earthquake in 1931]( _URL_2_). Much of the re-build was done in Art Deco, and [it looks great]( _URL_3_). People come from [around the world]( _URL_0_) to admire it. Was Art Deco admired at the time? Or ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1dueb1/how_was_art_deco_architecture_viewed_and_judged/ | {
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111rpj | How accurate is the show How Booze Built America? | [*How Booze Built America*](_URL_0_) is a special that's been coming on Discovery Channel where Mike Rowe talks about how alcohol was behind a lot of the country's greatest changes.
Was alcohol really this big for the US, or is it just being inflated that it lead to the American Revolution, put the Pilgrims in Plymou... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/111rpj/how_accurate_is_the_show_how_booze_built_america/ | {
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dtj9d4 | After The Civil War, Did Some Ex-Confederates Just Leave the United States Entirely? | Faced with the idea of a Union government, did some Confederates just nope out and move elsewhere? What about former African-American slaves - did they take the opportunity of their new emancipation to leave the country? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/dtj9d4/after_the_civil_war_did_some_exconfederates_just/ | {
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4bf5o9 | Looking back at past early presidential elections, there were never any popular or county results for South Carolina, Why is this? How did they vote for president? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4bf5o9/looking_back_at_past_early_presidential_elections/ | {
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2mnhs3 | What practical purpose did the comfort women under Japanese occupation serve? Were there cases where the same purpose was fulfilled without resorting to comfort women in history? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2mnhs3/what_practical_purpose_did_the_comfort_women/ | {
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22kvab | What is the oldest event, figure, law, etc. that you can think of that still has some influence on society today? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/22kvab/what_is_the_oldest_event_figure_law_etc_that_you/ | {
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"Law- the Code of Hammurabi (1772 BCE) is the earliest I can think of that has had consistent sway on law ever since. Essentially the notion of reciprocal (if in this case draconian) justice. If not that, Lycurgus' (Aprox. 780 BCE) mixed constitut... | [] | [] | [
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df7rxj | Why did big game hunting become so popular during the Victorian era? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/df7rxj/why_did_big_game_hunting_become_so_popular_during/ | {
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11yhfl | Did The Celts participate in Human / Animal Sacrifice? | I'm the guy that's been here before asking for info about the Celts and Romans for a video game that I'm developing.
I recently got into an argument with the co-developers about the Celts and human sacrifice.
**Did the Celts Sacrifice Humans or Animals? - If they did, what was the end goal?**
*I wouldn't mind heari... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/11yhfl/did_the_celts_participate_in_human_animal/ | {
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"_URL_0_\n\nSame goal as most sacrifcing culture. Ensure that the next harvest or the next year will arrive, that there will be a good yield or protection against desaster and desease.\n\nNeedless to say the Celts didnt have ... | [] | [] | [
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e5mdxv | What were some of the other options brought up before settling on the 3/5's Compromise at the Constitution Convention? | I teach 8th grade U.S. History, and I had a student ask "Why didn't the North suggest slaves count as people for representation votes in Congress if slaveowners free their slaves?"
This way, Southerners would have to decide which is more important to them -- representation or the institution of slavery?
Were there ot... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/e5mdxv/what_were_some_of_the_other_options_brought_up/ | {
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"I'm afraid I can only touch on the Great Compromise a bit, but the 3/5 is in my wheelhouse.\n\nYour student's suggestion was the actual position of the less-enslaving states: enslaved people count zero for representation because they are in essen... | [] | [] | [
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83vszh | Nearly half of the people who died from the Spanish Flu of 1918 were 20-to-40 year olds, a normally resistant population. Do we know why? What steps were taken to curb the outbreak (which killed more people than the Great War)? What sort of advances had we made by 1998 to prevent a recurrence? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/83vszh/nearly_half_of_the_people_who_died_from_the/ | {
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"There have been some studies that have shown that people who were exposed to the Russian flu pandemic of 1889-90 were the most likely to die if they contracted the Spanish flu. \n\nExaminations of the virus structure of th... | [] | [] | [
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1wu3cc | Why did China not discover Australia/ the Pacific Islands? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1wu3cc/why_did_china_not_discover_australia_the_pacific/ | {
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"hi! there's always room for more info on this topic, but FYI, there have been several posts asking about non-European discovery/settlement of Australia. Catch up on previous responses here:\n\nChina\n\n[Why did the British/Europeans discover Aus... | [] | [] | [
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"http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1jgqt4/why_did_the_chinese_or_japanese_a... | ||
4n8gv5 | Why were D-Day landing craft designed the way they were? Opening the large ramp from the front seems almost suicidal to me. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4n8gv5/why_were_dday_landing_craft_designed_the_way_they/ | {
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236vfg | What has the sleep schedule of the US President looked like historically? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/236vfg/what_has_the_sleep_schedule_of_the_us_president/ | {
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"During his presidency Coolidge supposedly would sleep around 11 hours a day. When writer Dorothy Parker was told in 1933 that Coolidge had died she replied, \"How can they tell?\" Source: The American Age: US Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad s... | [] | [] | [
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1yuhj0 | The movie zeitgeist | I recently watched the movie and tried to do some research the on the subject of jesus, mithra, dionysus, attis, and maybe a few others (I cant remember). Is there any truth to the claims of the similarities? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1yuhj0/the_movie_zeitgeist/ | {
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"You may be interested in [this section of the FAQ](_URL_1_).\n\nWith Zeitgeist specifically, the answer generally is that no, there's no truth to it. [This](_URL_0_) lists some of them. A few illustrative examples:\n\n1. Horus wasn't born of a ... | [] | [] | [
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