For decades my conservative father (64) refused to wear Levi's because of political/ideological reasons. What has the company done to polarize it's customers in the past 50 years?

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Can you help me by filling in this survey on debated topics throughout history?

Link: https://s.surveyplanet.com/MK1aTHiM1

Im working on a social study about historical debates/myths. I'm not sure if this is the right place to post it (If not, can you recommed another subreddit?). This will no more than 5 minutes.

Thank you in advance!

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King John seems to be universally viewed as a terrible king and human being. Are there counter arguments to this view?

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Who was the most influential historian of all time? What have we learned from him/her?

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What was the best decade in American history ?

What wad the best decade in your opinion in the history of the United States since 1870.

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I’m currently reading “God’s Chinese Son” and I have a (tangentially related) question. The author mentions the Miao and Yao tribesmen and their relative social position to the Hakka Han. I‘m curious about know how “tribal” these groups really were!

Because, it seems like the Qing fought against them in rebellions, so how powerful were they in comparison to the central state during the Qing Dynasty? Also, were they settled, nomadic, etc. how similar or different to other Chinese groups in cultural practices are they? Were there certain parts of China completely dominated by them? I’m also curious about further details on how these minority groups interacted with Qing/Ming/even modern China.

Thanks for reading, and possibly helping answer my questions!

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Currently reading Shogun, a book about 1600 feudal Japan and really, really enjoying it, but were the Samurai truly this uncaring about death?

I was already aware of things like seppuku and honor however I didn’t think it was this severe, one mistake in terms of politeness and someone is either executed or asks to commit seppuku, was it really this severe or is it an over exaggeration for sake of tension and shock?

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Mikhail Gorbachev had policies of openness and reform ("glasnost" and "perestroika"), leading to the Cold War ending with his administration. How did he become Soviet Premier in the first place if his policies led to the end of the Soviet Union?

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Are there any real life examples of an heir to the throne being disinherited?

Title says it all pretty much.

Asking for any disinherited heirs/successors who for one reason or another were declared unworthy or unwanted to rule, be it a country or a county.

Friend is running a D&D game where historical names have some significance so I'd like some additional ideas.

Also, if there's a proper term for the act in place of disinherit, please correct me.

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what was britain like during the times of king alfred the great?

what was the economy, type of animals, transportation, civil life, politics like?

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Why did the Hindenburg Disaster cause the end of an entire of technology when there have been numerous aircraft disasters of similar magnitude?

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In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Steve Rogers says, “Every time someone tries to win a war before it starts, innocent people die.” Is there a historical basis to this? Are there notable examples?

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How centralized were the Safavids?

How able were they able to impose control or influence throughout Iran and the surroundings? For average persons were they able to feel or perceive the influence or control?

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Why isn't Ragnar Lodbrok named after his father?

Ragnar's sons all have the surname Ragnarsson, to show that Ragnar was their father. However Ragnar's surname was simply Lodbrok. Was this unusual for the time? Did he have a different name then and has since been renamed due to legend?

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What motivated the French and British policy of appeasement? In other words, why did they give it to hitler throughout the 1930s? Also, how did they policy of appeasement lead to world war 2?

I was wondering this and need help

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How were military leaders trainedin the past?

Not interested in a specific time or place. What are some examples of military leaders training throughout the history?

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Hey just wondering that as an Englishman what does that make me? German? Danish?

As in title, I’m a bit confused by what ancestry a person from England has? Don’t make your answer to complicated since I’m only in my early teens!! Are we German (Saxon or from Hanover), Norman(1066), Danish/Norwegian(860s)? Thanks

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Dear Historians of Reddit, What motivated the sailors who accompanied Christopher Columbus in the discovery of America? What were they promised? Was it clear that it was a potentially one-way trip? Did those who survived the voyage return to Europe afterwards? Did anyone of them become rich?

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1906 Hepburn Act's definition of "shipper"

This is probably a dumb question, but I'm just looking to clarify something.

What exactly is the definition of "shippers" as stated in the Hepburn Act of 1906? Does it refer to farmers who ship their products, or something else?

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Why did Hawaii become a state, but the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba didn’t ?

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Are there any stories of a guy buying a slave just because he wanted a bro to hang out with, and they just had a chill friendship with no forced labor or abuse or anything?

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What became of the 100,000 Americans who fled to the USSR during the Great Depression?

Did they realize their mistake as Stalin’s regime became more and more brutal and try to come back to the US?

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Is there any historical connection between the Murugan of the Hinduism and the Morrígan of old Irish faith. The names sounds similar, they both represent similar things, and they both have similar symbology (spear head)

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Playing Uncharted 4, the story of which revolves around finding a pirates treasure. Are there any historical treasures which are known to be hidden but are yet unfound? Any stories of those which have been found?

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Soldier from India in the US Civil War

I remember seeing pictures of soldiers from India that fought along side the Union and Confederate soldiers but I can’t remember what they were called.

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