Do they simply have a similar name in English?

Were average soldiers appreciative/grateful? Was the scale of lend-lease widely understood? Did soldiers encounter American-made stuff often?

I ask this question largely because a professor of mine told me that it was common Soviet practice to scratch out evidence of equipment being from the US and to avoid giving any credit. Is this true at all?

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I've heard a lot of things about that combo. I've heard that it's only good in formation with multiple people, and unwieldy compared to sword and shield because heavy spears 7-8 feet long would have to be held in the middle, giving the user only 4 feet of reach. I admit that I don't know much, so can you please help me understand what makes spear/shield combo so good? Apparently it was used extensively in ancient Greece and Rome, but I don't see much about it in medieval contexts (I'm not counting pikes).

The question may be quite simple, but I will give it a go. Did the Third Reich ban certain type of music or films due to the origin of the creator? An example would be jazz due to the black originis of the genre. Thanks.

In the late 1700s, Hamilton created a financial plan to rise the United States out of it's poor economy. He mentioned that permanent National Debt was essential to economic growth. Why does Hamilton want a permanent national debt?

Were the only options to either die or live with the janky leg in that situation?

Hey there.

When I was in high school, I had a teacher tell us that Hitler was possibly into some weird stuff, like "poo sex" - Turned on by poop. This teacher was a bit of an odd dude, so I never really took him seriously and brushed it off.

Recently I was reading an article online that backed up my teacher's statements. Hitler enjoyed women pooping on him. The article said he also had a micro-penis and one testicle. The source was from a WW2 spy.

My question is: How much of this is true, and how much of it is just propaganda from the time?

Thank you

I grew up in the US and our US history class focused on a handful of major events/beats, primarily: Colonial Times, American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, Prohibition, Great Depression WWII, and Civil Rights Era.

What are the major beats of UK history learned in UK primary and secondary schools? What are the major things every child grows up learning in history class?

I love H.P. Lovecraft and find the idea of the Necronomicon fascinating. Just hoping some of the geniuses in this sub can shed some light on the real world counter parts to this literary titan.

I'm doing a scavenger hunt, and I'm terribly stumped...

The site of my first speech, Boy, could I talk a lot I defended the Boston tea party the weather sure hot We should British goods Everyone should do the same This site might be hard to find The park has changed it's name

Is the idea of plagiarism a modern concept? I’ve recently listened to two different history podcasts. One dealing with who wrote the Bible and the other about medieval literature (both religious and secular), and on both occasions both the speakers made a similar comment about copying other works; that the idea of plagiarism (and by extension intellectual property) is a modern concept. How true is that statement? And if so, when did the idea of borrowing/ripping off others work begin to get frowned upon?

In the early 80's storing data on standard audio cassettes was popular and the cassette drives were a fraction of the cost of a floppy drive. Was there a reason why storing data on cheap videocassettes never became popular?

I am reading The lives of the twelve Caesars by Suetonius and the section about Augustus features the following quote: "A palm-tree which chanced to grow up between some stone’s in the court of his house, he transplanted into a court where the images of the Household Gods were placed, and took all possible care to make it thrive in the island of Capri, some decayed branches of an old ilex, which hung drooping to the ground, recovered themselves upon his arrival; at which he was so delighted, that he made an exchange with the Republic of Naples, of the island of Oenaria [Ischia], for that of Capri." The part that interests me is Suetonius referring to Naples as "re p. Neapolitanorum", this would seem to suggest that the civic relationship of Neapolis was at least autonomous from that of Rome. Furthermore, Neapolis was autonomous to an extent that Augustus was required to "exchange" territory with Naples rather than just use his power to re arrange the domain so he could receive Capri. I am aware that Suetonius is not referring to a "republic" in the modern sense and likely means something closer to "the government of" but, does this mean that Augustus was engaging in something similar to an exchange of territory between member states of the Empire? Can someone correct these assumptions? Also, any further reading on the structure and civics of the Roman government of the period would be greatly appreciated!