Was it hard to find someone to be a Sheriff in general or lots of people wanted the job? Or did it depend on each territory? (let's say in a dangerous mining town with lots of gambling no fun to be the Sheriff)

Millions of people were taken from their homes and killed. This would leave them deserted with nobody to claim them. What happened to them after the war.

I'm interested in the German Unification Wars, and the role nationalism had in this period of German history. It would be great to have some primary and secondary sources on the subject. A few tentative questions I would like to be answered are:

• What sparked the sudden desire for a unified Germany?
• How did German Nationalism manifest itself in the 1800s?
• How did Nationalism affect the day to day life of Germans?
• What did German intellectuals think of nationalism? is there any thinker, that gave a theoretical framework to German Nationalism?
• Was Nationalism already an important movement in Germany or a pragmatic policy Bismark used to grow Prussia's influence?

Anyways, many thanks to you guys.

Title basically says it all. Bonus points if it's not just about that one specific event, but also about Tibet and general Chinese government corruption.

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I have made no prior research into this so this is all just observation. But, given how similar flag and banner designs were (and they still are) how did places come up with designs that were unique to them? Was there some kind of reference one can look at? How was this reference updated? Are there instances of two places having very similar or exactly the same designs?

What was the relationship between the Wehrmacht and the Nazi Party's paramilitary force, the Waffen-SS? Did they hate/like each other or did they ever side by side?

Hello, I am looking for quality books on the Thirty Years’ War through the wars of Louis XIV and the Second Hundred Years’ War, up to 1789 (Spanish Succession, Polish Succession, Austrian Succession, Seven Years, etc.). Also would appreciate recommendations for the French Revolutionary/Napoleonic Wars.

Thanks!

I was watching the movie Troy and the scene where Achilles fights the other army’s champion in the beginning had me thinking is there any historical records of such duels? either in ancient or any other times where two people fought one on one and someone wrote what happened?

I'm afraid to post a pic of the flag in fear of being banned/etc.

My stepdad was a truck driver and collects anything war related. This particular flag caught my eye as it reminded me of a pirate flag until I got a full look at it:

Four squares. Upper right and bottom left are just black squares. Upper left square has a palm tree with a swastika on it. Bottom right has II/21 written in it.

I know it's vague, but does anyone know anything about it? Stepdad believes it was a German takeover of Africa but isn't 100% sure.

Thanks in advance and I apologize if this is not the correct sub.

Given how complicated the mechanisms seem/are, how did Sax work out what combinations would lead to the saxophone being a useable instrument? Did he do a load of trial and error or work a lot of it out beforehand?

First time posting. Hope I came to the right place.

First off, I do not wish to come over as racist. If I do, it is definitely not my intention. This is a genuine question I was hoping any history buffs could answer.

My main question is; how come African societies (excluding ones like Carthage and Egypt) still remained predominantly tribal in contrast to their European and Asian counterparts, who had already developed complex civilizations and built cities that were continuously inhabited throughout history? Does this have to do with the temperature or climate of the continent or is it because of resources (or lack thereof)?

Thanks in advance!

I'm taking this cool class on Greek mythology and whenever I Google a God's name, e.g. Aphrodite, there's almost always a 'Roman equivalent', like Venus.

What happened so that the Greeks and Romans ended up worshiping the same gods? I remember reading the Theogony, which is considered to be like the origins of the Greek gods. Did the Greeks send missionaries to convert the Romans? Did the Romans find the Greek texts and adapted them? Do they have completely different origins but only share similarities in terms of their gods?

Thanks for your timê ;)

Do we have statistics showing the severity of an alleged ''rape culture'' in those days?

What were the legal or criminal repercussions of rape in those years?

I've done a quick search on here, to no avail. Thanks.

I know Europe had already established contact with Japan by this point, but I was wondering if any European powers took sides in the conflicts during this period such as perhaps specifically backing Nobunaga or another Daimyo, or if they just left Japan alone (besides some trade) for the most part?

I've seen some maps depict the uae being a part of the british raj and I've also wondered why the uae has so many immigrants and people that are from the indian subcontinent. Any answers?

When people talk about old timey opium dens... What was the form/composition/whatever of what people took? Was it needles or smoke etc...