I’ve been reading a lot about the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, and while both sides have done atrocities, I don’t understand why the British and then the UN/US held firm toward the creation of the state when the local populace disdained it from the beginning?

14th century Korea was a largely agrarian society. The ruling class, along with the monarchy had the sense of duty to relieve the farmers during a bad year of harvest even in the 14th century. They officially created a sort of grain bank where people can borrow grains during a bad year.

Other stories, records indicate the local magistrates would open the local granary to the farmers in the area during such time.

Is there any records of the equivalent of this sense of duty or practice in pre industrial European history?

Just to be clear, this is not an attempt to assert any superiority over any one of the cultures.

Or, more broadly, before the 20th-century totalitarian, genocidal regimes.

I'm also curious about the local examples in different parts of the world.

So the other night I was watching hentai and I thought, where did this genius come from? Is there any time that we can say, this is where hentai came from?

If not, who was consider to be a Dracula figure?

Could have been clearer. By "Frontpage(s)" I mean of Reddit itself. Threads which externalize from Ask Historians.

The average number of votes on any random response appears to be well below 10. Even stickied threads which do not have this issue of visibility, still attract little attention (subjectively the vote peak for comments in these threads seems be be below 100, and the average ~1).

750.000 subscribers should suggest far greater participation/visibility than what appears to be happening. Subreddits with fractional apparent populations often feature participation an order of magnitude higher.

Are subscribers not reading or voting on the content on Ask Historians? If so...why?

A friend from university challenged me to write a story on a what if story; What if Margaret the maid of Norway lived. So being a conisiure of both history and sci-fi, the story I eventually wrote was about two time travelers hoping to experience William Wallace's revolt. But mess up up the date and place and it all culminates in saving the young would-be queen.

Upon reviewing my work, the lack of knowledge in this era was as clear as day.

So what could the two Chrononauts expect in their unexpected journey?

In old western movies sometimes, and in occasional history videos, I've seen people utilize a tactic where they form a circle with their horse-drawn carriages. What is this called? What was it for?

I'm not sure if this has been asked before, but why did the Roman empire attempt to conquer so much territory? It wasn't over the span of one man's lifetime, within logical linguistic and ethnic boundaries, or maritime conquest for trade purposes. When did the conquest mindset really begin and why?

I'm currently taking a Medieval Christianity class and the Crusades are obviously an interesting part. Does anyone know of any sources/articles that discuss whether or not religious motives were completely genuine throughout the crusades?

I know that O.J. was acquitted, and some believe he is innocent, but from my experience it is generally accepted as fact that O.J. was the killer. From O.J.'s psuedo confessions (both the 'If I Did It's book and his ramblings during the Branco chase) to a clear motive, means and opportunity, I believe that for the sake of this Ask, it is a safe assumption that O.J. committed the crime.

I apologize if this question doesn't fit the theme of 'history' but I couldn't find a more appropriate subreddit.

Was the practice of human sacrifice ever intelectually challenged by philosophers or political leaders? Was there ever a rebellion against sacrifices? Or was it universally accepted as an ordinary social custom instead? Was sacrifice viewed as a natural way to die by each and every one of the Aztecs?

And the list of Belgian comics just goes on... When visiting the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels I was surprised to learn how many of them are from there - judging from the French names I'd just assumed many of the writers/artists were from France. I'm guessing some of it has to do with Hergé's huge success with the Adventures of Tintin; and also with Belgium's strong economy and industry at the time in connection with its colonial possession/exploitation of Congo. Would be very interested to learn more about this.

Bonus points on Belgian artistic influence on other countries' comics. Time again I come across US or Japanese authors referencing Hergé's famous "clear line" approach, so I suppose there's more to it.

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Also, if I could ask another question, how did this difference impact Italian-German relations, particularly when it came to German demands for Italian aid in the Final Solution?