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2exnib | What was the average Englishmen's opinion on Belgium between the dissolution of Leopold's Congo and WW1? | I'm still very naive on the topic, but from what I've read the Belgians were incredibly brutal, murdering up to 10 million Congolese in horrific ways, and that Great Britain spearheaded the opposition against Leopold's Congo. Yet only 6 years later, Britain took up arms against one of the strongest countries in defense... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2exnib/what_was_the_average_englishmens_opinion_on/ | {
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83rwyu | When someone was granted a new title in England, was the land associated with the title owned by anyone already? What happened to the previous occupants? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/83rwyu/when_someone_was_granted_a_new_title_in_england/ | {
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45zjbl | I've always got the impression (from movies and school teachers mostly) that the Huns and the mongols were both very similar it terms of how they lived (nomadic, horse riders, imperialists) and where they came from (The Asian Steppe lands). Do you think that's a reasonable way to view them? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/45zjbl/ive_always_got_the_impression_from_movies_and/ | {
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d010xq | Can someone briefly tell me how the Allied powers won ww1? | Can someone briefly tell me how the Allied powers won ww1? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/d010xq/can_someone_briefly_tell_me_how_the_allied_powers/ | {
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8q4aky | Is Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" still considered accurate considering historical excavations, findings, and new evidence of the fall of the Roman Empire? Is it considered outdated? | Is Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" still considered accurate considering historical excavations, findings, and new evidence of the fall of the Roman Empire? Is it considered outdated?
I have no doubt the prose and syntax is articulately put together and worth a read on those m... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8q4aky/is_edward_gibbons_the_history_of_the_decline_and/ | {
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1svd9p | How did English, as we all know is a Germanic language, become the prominent language in Britain when, as I've read that many historians believe, the number of Anglo-Saxon migrants was small relative to the number of Native Britons and Romano-Britons? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1svd9p/how_did_english_as_we_all_know_is_a_germanic/ | {
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7ulqnb | When did "meth labs" become a thing? Do we know when the improvised synthesis of methamphetamine surfaced? | I'm aware of methamphetamine's history in WWII, but there it was being produced on an industrial scale, with presumably fewer jerry-rigged components. Wikipedia also informs me that methamphetamine use in America became more popular in the 1980s, but based on the statement that the drug was coming from manufacturers in... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7ulqnb/when_did_meth_labs_become_a_thing_do_we_know_when/ | {
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3rn8r9 | Why did people from North Africa and the Middle East wear such "huge" outfits? | I've been looking through some depictions of people like Musa I, Suleiman the Magnificent, Menelik II (photograph), and Akia the Great, these guys are wearing layers and layers of carpet-thick cloth. Given the climates they were from, this seems extremely impractical. Were these really part of their regular attire, o... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3rn8r9/why_did_people_from_north_africa_and_the_middle/ | {
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20k4wq | Why does England have a closer relationship with Wales than Scotland? | Welsh teams play in English soccer leagues while Scottish teams do not. Wales uses Bank of England notes while Scottish banks are allowed to print their own notes. Scotland has independence referendums while Wales has had none that I know of. There must be more examples which I do not know of. I am an outside observer(... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20k4wq/why_does_england_have_a_closer_relationship_with/ | {
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93yc5t | Given the amount of standardization in US military equipment in WW2, why was there so many different classes of boats in the US Navy? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/93yc5t/given_the_amount_of_standardization_in_us/ | {
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47ghe9 | When did the idea of extinctions become accepted theory by European Culture? | When was the idea that there were animals/plants that used to exist, but were now extinct become a fairly common idea? Also, was there a certain animal that was first noticed of having gone extinct despite it existing in the time of Man, ie something like the Dodo bird which was a fairly modern animal of as opposed to... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/47ghe9/when_did_the_idea_of_extinctions_become_accepted/ | {
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1uo8y0 | The "best" history museums? | Who or what institutions are considered the best in the field of museums or public history? Any small museums or historic sites out there that do a remarkable job without the big budget that big museums have? Any history museums/sites out there that have really great public outreach programs?
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9otqb4 | As an African American in 1863 how would my life change in the days after the Emancipation proclamation? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9otqb4/as_an_african_american_in_1863_how_would_my_life/ | {
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80vfda | Are the legless/armless armor that the ancient romans and greeks wore in period movies realistic? | It seems strange to me that a peoples who fought primarily with shields and spears would have no armor for their legs and arms. They should at least have some leather instead of bare skin, right? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/80vfda/are_the_leglessarmless_armor_that_the_ancient/ | {
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2h0y7y | Why are the boundaries between England, Scotland, and Wales located where they are? Have they moved over time? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2h0y7y/why_are_the_boundaries_between_england_scotland/ | {
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3k0et9 | What was the difference between British infantry platoons in ww1 and ww2? | As in the structure of the platoon. I imagine that there would be more variation and specialisation in ww2 than the ww1 platoons. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3k0et9/what_was_the_difference_between_british_infantry/ | {
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9u76km | Why do public schools focus on ancient Greece so much? | I know democracy was started in Athens and the Greeks were very influential, but why do schools focus on them so much? Surely other cultures had as significant impacts. Why don't we ever learn about ancient African or Asian cultures? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9u76km/why_do_public_schools_focus_on_ancient_greece_so/ | {
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1lb0ey | Ho Chi Minh's name | So I recently was given a Korean name by my girlfriend. 김제민 (Gim Jae-Min) the last two sylables of which roughly mean "helps the people (citizens)" She and her friends gave me this name because they know I'm a socialist.
Then I noticed the name Ho *Chi Minh* looks really similar and could possibly be a transliterati... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1lb0ey/ho_chi_minhs_name/ | {
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26fkdi | What is the history of Irish Nationalism? | Mostly from the 20th century onward. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/26fkdi/what_is_the_history_of_irish_nationalism/ | {
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975l5g | Is there any evidence to suggest that Native Americans visited other parts of the world? | I'm reading a bit about how many different groups could possibly have visited the New World before Columbus (the Vikings, Indonesia, Japan, etc) with varying levels of quality of evidence to back those possibilities up. It's odd that I don't see much discussion of the possibility that someone from the New World visited... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/975l5g/is_there_any_evidence_to_suggest_that_native/ | {
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3935fn | How were the WWI battlefields/memorials treated in the lead up to, outbreak of and conclusion of WWII? | There appear to have been a lot of building of monuments in the interwar period and from what I could see not too much has been talked about what happened to these memorials immediately before and during the war.
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2gy8a1 | Was Scotland a major power in Europe before the Acts of Union in 1707? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2gy8a1/was_scotland_a_major_power_in_europe_before_the/ | {
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1fut43 | What is the history behind swimming strokes? | How did the standard swimming strokes that we know today develop? How far back do they go? Were people in antiquity swimming in a different fashion to us? More to the point how did swimming strokes, even "strange" ones like breast stroke and butterfly, become standardised around the world? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1fut43/what_is_the_history_behind_swimming_strokes/ | {
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vdhks | What was the major religion in china before the spread of Buddhism | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/vdhks/what_was_the_major_religion_in_china_before_the/ | {
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3lk6qk | Were slaves in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries really punished as harshly as Hollywood depicts? | I was reading a bunch of threads on Reddit about slavery and the general thought that keeps coming up is that slaves were considered another person's property (although I'm aware that the extent of this differs per time period and culture). In many hollywood films, most recently 12 years a slave, we are shown that blac... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3lk6qk/were_slaves_in_the_17th_18th_and_19th_centuries/ | {
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x3zmo | When were women allowed to inherit the monarchy in Medieval Europe? | Henry VIII placed his daughters Mary and Elizabeth in the line of succession for the throne of England but, was there precedent before this? What enabled women to finally be accepted as monarchs in Europe? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/x3zmo/when_were_women_allowed_to_inherit_the_monarchy/ | {
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1xcyjq | Interpreting weird medieval phenomena | While reading medieval annals, I've frequently come across entries uncritically describing weird, unnatural phenomena:
> Loch Lebinn turned into blood, so that it became clots of gore like lungs.
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854m1s | Was Russia destined to become a superpower in the 20th century | Did people predict that Russia was going to be the 2nd most powerful country in the world, in say 1900. As bad as leninism was, most of Russia's allies were obtained due to their shared believe in leninism or their supposed anti-imperialism. If it hadn't been for leninism, there would be very little reason to ally with... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/854m1s/was_russia_destined_to_become_a_superpower_in_the/ | {
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3qeumy | What was the Soviet Command structure like in World War Two? | In relation to the German command, focusing on lower level initiative via the Auftragstaktik how was the Soviet Command structure at the Tactical level of war? Was it similar to the french were lower level initiative was almost prohibited to enable the proper allocation of resources (ww1ish) or was it truly its own, wo... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3qeumy/what_was_the_soviet_command_structure_like_in/ | {
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2br5vc | Is religion the only reason for the separation of India and Pakistan in 1947? | I was wondering if religion, which I understand is a huge aspect and issue in the subcontinent, was the only reason for the separation of India and Pakistan. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2br5vc/is_religion_the_only_reason_for_the_separation_of/ | {
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3bxz03 | Was there a specific point in history when the President of the United States effectively became the most powerful person in the world? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3bxz03/was_there_a_specific_point_in_history_when_the/ | {
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9rtpom | Why was Bonn, fairly small and insignificant German city, selected as a capital of West Germany? How the city was affected by becoming a capital? What was the effect of changing the capital back to Berlin after reunification? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9rtpom/why_was_bonn_fairly_small_and_insignificant/ | {
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anmyjd | Why did the Imperial Japanese Military switch from producing swords with European style handguards to more traditional Japanese hilts? | Seems like it would be more sense to just produce Katanas the whole time, especially since they're better designs than European sabers. Instead of putting a Katana blade onto a Saber's handguard. | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/anmyjd/why_did_the_imperial_japanese_military_switch/ | {
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35j250 | Why are the original 13 states so much smaller (for the most part) than the other 37? | Why are the other states so much larger than the east coast states (especially New England area)? Was it just population growth that led to larger state boundaries? Exclusively natural borders? Or something else?
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17y9e8 | When and how did historical events get their names? | Nowadays events are usually named right away by the media, I guess. I'm thinking more of events that clearly didn't get their names until after the event had happened. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the soldiers in 1337 probably didn't know they were fighting "the hundred years' war". Also "the great depression", "the co... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/17y9e8/when_and_how_did_historical_events_get_their_names/ | {
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ap4ubh | Repost because unanswered: The US and Russia pulling out of the INF treaty is a thing right now. Why were intermediate range nukes banned and not long or short range nukes? What made them worthy of this vs the others? | [deleted] | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ap4ubh/repost_because_unanswered_the_us_and_russia/ | {
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4917ij | Did Hitler himself have a Jewish grandparent? | My history teacher told me that "most historians agree that Hitler had a Jewish grandparent." Is this true? If not, is this a popular belief among certain historians or are his beliefs unfounded? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4917ij/did_hitler_himself_have_a_jewish_grandparent/ | {
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74gll0 | What in the context of Early Medieval Ireland is a Stateless Society? | This [excellent answer](_URL_0_) contains the term "stateless society". I have read it over a few times and realised that I do not really understand it. I am guessing that it means that there was no machinery of state other then the direct rule of the king in the area. But that seems to conflict with the existence of a... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/74gll0/what_in_the_context_of_early_medieval_ireland_is/ | {
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1m2w74 | How long has globalization been happening? | I'm particularly curious if there were any trends pre 19th century. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1m2w74/how_long_has_globalization_been_happening/ | {
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10he1e | [META] The Powers That Be request our assistance | /r/askhistorians community,
As some of you may know, hueypriest and kn0thing (both of whom are reddit administrators) are doing a bus tour to promote open and free internet (find out more at /r/internet2012). During each debate, they want to have a pub quiz that involves questions regarding election, debate, and campa... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10he1e/meta_the_powers_that_be_request_our_assistance/ | {
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16u2cj | How does your subject area deal with public history? | As a Ph.D. student in Public and Oral History, I'm interested in how other sub-disciplines deal with the public. Do you think about ways to repackage your scholarly work for public consumption? If so, how do you deal with points of contention within your field?
My work mainly deals with 20th century labour history. In... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/16u2cj/how_does_your_subject_area_deal_with_public/ | {
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1bynwg | Why was the Soviet Union so focused on submarines? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1bynwg/why_was_the_soviet_union_so_focused_on_submarines/ | {
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9u8s9k | How many sets of clothing would a typical Medieval individual own? | For the sake of narrowing my curiosity, let’s pretend we’re in England during the 1400’s or so. What did clothing consist of, and how many sets of clothing would be normal to own?
Edit: Lol, this made the front page? I guess I ought to ask sleep-deprivation fueled questions more often | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9u8s9k/how_many_sets_of_clothing_would_a_typical/ | {
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