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I am not 100% sure that this is the best place to post this, but what are the main counterpoints that are used by Holocaust deniers in arguments? Also, what were David Irving's main points and why do some believe that he is so correct and Deborah E. Lipstadt instead, was the one with the weak argument? I cannot find anything really detailed online that explains what and why they feel this way (I am also very bad at surfing the Internet so that could be my main problem).
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I'd say my reading level is around college freshman or sophomore level.
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I understand why the Russians colonized(?) Places like Vladivostok but why did they Colonize places like Alaska, Kamchatka, or Siberia? There seems to be no economic value in those areas yet people live there. Is it Gulags?
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No, seriously, how on Earth does the Navy get away with this? It seems very bemusing to me.
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It is said that he conquered the known world. Was Italy not know to the Greeks?
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I'm trying to learn about German U-Boats (and their crew) effect on society as said above, and I'm coming short on sources or what to even write about. Anyone have any sources or any places to find academic research on that.
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I'm aware of the root of many other racist stereotypes and prejudices, but I still don't understand anti-Semitism, especially given its continous prevalence throughout history.
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Why was there advancing (particularly by the allies) until the last minute before the armistice came into effect? Below is a quote from Wikipedia.
French commander-in-chief Marshal Foch refused to accede to the German negotiators' immediate request to declare a ceasefire or truce so that there would be no more useless waste of lives among the common soldiers. By not declaring a truce even between the signing of the documents for the Armistice and its entry into force, "at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month", about 11,000 additional men were wounded or killed – far more than usual, according to the military statistics.[12]
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So I just started the atlantropa articles and in it Hitler dies in 1939 presumably before the invasion of Poland and start of WW2. Although I think that even without Hitler Nazi Germany would have still started WW2 because Hitler had been building up Germany's military and had plans in place. What I'm wondering is who would have taken over for Hotler if he had died and How they would have affected WW2
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Always wondered if other countries ever had an event similar to this for similar reasons and this is the best place to ask!
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In "The road to Wigan Pier" published in 1937 Orwell says
"One sometimes gets the impression that the mere words ‘Socialism’ and ‘Communism’ draw towards them with magnetic force every fruit-juice drinker, nudist, sandal-wearer, sex-maniac, Quaker, ‘Nature Cure’ quack, pacifist, and feminist in England"
Exactly what was wearing sandals or drinking juice during this period were they health fads, fashion statements or something else? Did the general public assume somebody was a socialist or communist if you exhibited either behaviour?
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How did soldiers from ancient history to beyond maintain weapons and armour? Could a knight get under to check the tang of his weapon for rust?
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