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Hello,
After going through a general western civilization book, and beginning to read about more specific time periods, and seeing what I am already forgetting, this question came to mind. Do most professional historians retain a certain level of breadth in their knowledge about the times, places, and themes outside of their focus area, on top of their research skills and knowledge concerning the focus of their research/teaching?
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I've just read this article by Geoffrey Wawro in TIME Magazine (http://time.com/5406235/everything-you-know-about-how-world-war-i-ended-is-wrong/) that says that the Americans were crucial to the defeat of the Germans in WW1 and that history is taught wrong. How right are his assertions? Were the Americans contribution to war (meuse argonne offensive for example) more important than the British blockade of Germany? Were the French and British armies undermanned at the end of the war? Was the brunt of the 100-day offensive done by the Americans? Do these point of views represent a new interpretation of WW1 taken seriously by historians or is it just this one guy's point of view?
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Temples such as Chitchen Itza, the big multileveled pyramids
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An "ancestry hint" came up on a genealogy research website earlier, saying a person in my family tree was in the "Flower Swift Militia Company." I did a little googling but had trouble finding credible sources on what a "militia company" is, and even less on Flower Swift's.
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I'm currently researching the beginning of college football from 1870s to 1910s for a capstone undergraduate class. The early stages of football were reported as brutal and barbaric. I was wondering if there were any primary resources on how Teddy Roosevelt tried to save the game. In 1903, 25 players died from football injuries. The 1905 season claimed 18 lives. Perhaps the most pivotal injury was a Harvard player, Teddy Roosevelt Jr. getting his face staved in. His dad, President Teddy Roosevelt, threatened to abolish football for its “brutality and foul play.” Did Theodore Roosevelt really save Football?
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The first Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan was Acamapichtli, who's reign started in 1375. but the Aztecs had already settled in the Valley of Mexico and founded Tenochtitlan long before that. So why didn't the city have a ruler until 50 years after it was founded?
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Hey Redditors!
In my US History class, we are learning about how the colonies were formed by the British and the different kinds of charters which Kings would grant to companies. After reading 100 pages, I still don't really understand how Connecticut was founded. I know that Providence, Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams in hopes of obtaining religious freedoms in which members of all faith could worship freely. I also read about Lord Baltimore, John Calvert, who made Maryland into a place where Christians and Protestants could get along with each other.
I always thought that Connecticut was founded by Anne Hutchinson's followers after her death. However, I also remember reading that Charles II gave his brother James, Duke of York, a charter for the territory around(including) Connecticut.
So, in the end, how was Connecticut really founded? How did it prosper? What were Connecticut's main sources of income? Were there plantations? Slaves? Did they use the Headright system?
Sorry about all the questions. Thanks in advance!
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I've often heard of this unit but haven't read anything in depth about it.
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I've heard it before on the internet, but because of brexit it's having a little resurgence. Where does it come from? I've seen a lot of dates and a lot of newspapers pointed out as the source, but nothing turned out to be verifiably true. To point in some direction: a common date and name I've seen is The Daily Telegraph somewhere in 1929.
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I am working on writing a novel where Egyptian influence replaces Roman, so I have two questions.
What would you consider to be the main Roman influences still found in modern day?
What are the major events through history that relate to Rome post Ceasar?
I realize these are slightly broad time wise, but even sources with timelines and comprehensive history for Europe/middle East would be a huge help. After the first hundred years things will drastically change so primarily need a good grasp of the big events post that and the major Roman influences that are still here. Thanks!
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The title. I'd be especially interested in how Polish Jews interacted with gentiles and the government.
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Recently the game Rome Total War 2 introduced a controversial change resulting in certain factions spawning female generals:
How accurate are these numbers? How much evidence do we have for or against?
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