Which argument, the functionalist or intentionalist argument, do you think has a higher chance of being correct based on the current evidence available?

i.e. which argument do you agree with: the Holocaust was always the plan of the Nazi regime, or, the Holocaust was more of a spontaneous plan that sort of evolved over time, or was an example of the Nazi's just clutching at straws.

What was the designer logic behind the German tomahawk grenades? These would be the grandes most commonly seen in WW2 with the wooden handles. Were they supposedly easier to throw or was there some other purpose in their design? I feel like they would have been cumbersome and heavier to carry around.

There are many kitchen implements that would be as useful, if not more so, for this purpose. A ladle and a pan come to mind spontaneously. However, at least in modern stories, the rolling pin seems to be the instrument of choice. How did this come about?

I just watched Mary Queen of Scots and I was intrigued on how they had a dark skinned person part of Queen Elizabeth’s council and he often traveled to Scotland to speak to Mary Stuart. Is this possible or is this just a stunt to support all races in film?

Wasn’t it obvious that spain would be a target after the allies were defeated?

Did German Jews have any indication in 1912-ish that a great percentage of their neighbors sought to murder them? How violent was the public antisemitism of the German Empire?

So I watched some videos about ancient Egypt and saw that the 23 dynasty of Egypt was ruled by Nubians, so It made me think if Nubians had a certain huge percentage of Egypt.

1. I'm sure many of the then separate countries were practicing slavery. I'd imagine being conquered by the man who made the first ever known declaration of human rights would result in some complications and I'm especially interested in how the Babylonians reacted when Cyrus famously freed their captive Jewish population. So how did they react? What were some of said complications? And if anyone has enough time on their hands, what about some of the other places still practicing slavery?

2. For the areas of the empire where slavery was successfully abolished or was never all that widespread in the first place, who were the farmers if not the slaves?

3. How did the Greeks view Cyrus during and/or after his rule?

Thank you to anyone who answers any one of the questions in advance.

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And in general, what was life like for a soldier on the western front when he was not on the front line? Did they train? Are there images of front operation bases away from the front lines? Are there recommended books or other sources on that topic? Thank you very very much in advance!

I read today that France sent 500,000 men to Algeria in the 1950s, comparable to American commitment in Vietnam. Terror attacks in metropolitan France killed five thousand people. One of the world's leading democracies faced a military coup, and was forced to blow up a nuclear bomb to avoid it falling into the coup's hands.

How have I never heard of this!?!

There are major courses for philosophy of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, but few people can name the works of Theophrastus. Why were his works not as intellectually powerful or influential?

I’ve been reading the graphic novel Marzi, about a girl growing up in communist Poland in the 1980’s. In one story, a boy in the community has a medical condition that he needs to travel to Germany to get help for, but can’t afford it. So the German authorities say if the community sends them barcodes starting with the number 4, they’ll help them. According to the narrator, they had no idea why Germany wanted barcodes, but did it anyways. I also have no idea why they would want barcodes. Google has no idea why they would want barcodes. Does anyone here have an idea?

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In terms of culture, how were they different? Were the religions the same? I’m just curious as I’ve read about them and would like to know more.

So I've been watching some medieval war movies lately and notices that it seems like a super small percentage of arrows actually hit the target, are these movies representing how archers would have fought in the past? Is this at all possible to find out?