Any plans were interrupted by the Turkish war of Independence, but what were allied plans? To give it back to the Ottomans? To hold it permanently? To give it to Greece?

if they do. where can i find a simple short intro version of it?

i was thinking about my country's old myths and then i thought most countries have origin myths. but for the us, pilgram roots are from europe so they won't have an origin myth for america. but native americans would have one since they were there from the beginning right? i wanna learn about those so can anybody help?

Online accounts of the expedition say that the voyage 'was probably the first official expedition to carry a photographer'. Since photography was invented in Europe not that long beforehand, I'd like to know if the photographs taken during the expedition were indeed the earliest photos ever taken of the world outside Europe. If not, do we know who took the first camera onto a sea voyage outside Europe, and where did they photograph?

I've always heard the story about him having a dream of the cross and being told he'd conquer under it, but I heard recently that by the time he was in power, Christianity had spread to some 50% of the populace in the lower classes, and that by converting to it, he would gain the support of the people against the other elites.

From what we know about demographics and history of that time, is that a reasonable conclusion to draw?

Hi! I am currently writing a screenplay for a tv show idea I had. It takes place in 90s New York and a subplot involves a character in the Russian mafia.

I can’t really find much information online about the Russian mafia in america in the 90s, just that the president at the time claimed that the mafia had been a threat to national security (I got that from wiki so I’m not sure how true that is okay).

I don’t really know anything about the subject. Like, how similar had the Russian mafia been to the Italian one? How powerful was the Russian mafia in America? What criminal acts were they known for?

If anyone has anything they’d like to share or if they have article links they can send please do! Thanks!

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I've started reading Ira Gitler's "Swing to Bop: An oral history of the tradition in jazz in the 1940s." Gitler was a witness to the new trends in jazz in the mid-late 1940s, namely bebop, and in 1985 he released a book documenting the transition. In the book, he writes this about society in 1985:

The young black audience, which no longer supports jazz the way it once did (for a variety of reasons, including the cultural genocide of radio), was into bebop in the big cities above the Mason-Dixon Line.

With regards to the radio line - My guess is that he's referring to how the vast majority of social capital in America, owned by white people, played out through radio as well as other aspects of life, with white producers and white DJs disproportionately choosing either white artists or the most marketable new black music (which, by the early 50s, would NOT be bebop, and then quickly would also be mostly popularized by white artists again, a la Elvis and rock music).

I'm wondering if anyone can provide a little more context here though, and if anyone has a recommended resource (book, journal article, etc) that details radio's role in white supremacy (again, I'm just guessing here), it would be great to list it!

(note: this is a repost as my first submission had a major typo in the title.)

Today the Netherlands is generally wealthier and more developed than its Belgian cousins, yet, Belgium was the second country in Europe to industrialize and the Netherlands itself was actually relatively late to the game.

What happened here? What factors caused the Dutch to rocket so far ahead and prosper despite the initial handicap? What's the story behind Dutch success?

I'm trying to find good resources for a research essay about the Battle of Aachen and how Artillery was helpful in it.

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During the French Revolution, France was doing terribly and it was getting weaker. So did any other country think of invading France because France was doing so badly at the time? And if so, then why didn’t they?

I am currently taking APUSH, and our class is going over the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Both of these conflicts were ended with a treaty of Paris, which I found a bit odd. So I asked my good friend, Señor Google, how many treaties of Paris there were. According to his 2nd cousin, twice removed, (wikipedia) there have been at least 30 treaties of Paris in France's history, not including various accords, charters, and conventions.

What's the deal with that? Were the French known mediators? Were they called something else in their time, and then renamed in the modern era? Are the French incredibly uncreative in their naming? Is there a conspiracy by the French people to take over the world through sheer number of treaties? Is this all one big coincidence? Am I overthinking this?

Please, r/AskHistorians, sate my curiosity!

Recently I've become somewhat interested in the Huns. Reading a bit online I was able to learn some about how they fought the Romans during the decline of the empire, however I can't really find many specifics so, that's basically my question. What kind of tactics did the Huns use? Outside of just "they were fast" what kind of grand strategy did they use? How did these things help to defeat the Roman armies? And finally, a more specific question: I've read that Hunnic mounted archers helped them tremendously, however they were unable to pierce the heavier armor of Roman troops. How did the Huns overcome this obstacle in battle?

I am aware that there have been some challenges to the theory that the black death was caused by yersinia pestis, and that there have been alternatives proposed. Are these fringe movements or is this a serious topic for debate; and if so, what are the reasons behind it?

Thanks

Obviously there’s the classic franz ferdinand assassination argument but what back ground conditions led to the assassination starting a war?

I'd link to the vid where I heard this claim but I'm subscribed to like a dozen you tube channels that produce history content and I honestly can't remember where I heard this claim.