I can't imagine they were very popular after the world wars and imagine they would have been seen as spies much like the Japanese in American during WW2

I'll get straight to the point. I'm a young guy at university age, and in this world today of constant political bickering and fighting, I thought it would be nice to have a sort of knowledge (perhaps not expertise, per se) on the subjects I find myself so often surrounded by. Can anyone recommend any material to read that might help me gain better insight into these topics? I would particularly like something that sort of gives a glimpse into both socialism and capitalism, and how both of those impact their countries and what not. As an outsider looking in, it appears to me that both are flawed, but that socialism (or rather, communism. I understand the difference between the two) seems to be the weaker of the two, especially going into the long term. Thanks to anyone who can be of help.

I was just curious if at the time right before WW1 started, did the leadership of Europe really comprehend how bad or devastating it would get? From what I understand the casualties and damage done by WW1 was pretty much unprecedented for the time.

The reason I ask is because this whole N.Korea/Japan issue occurred and yet politicians/leadership from the West tell us to calm down. Yet, on paper at least it seems invading N.Korea would be catastrophic. At the same time the Cuban Missile Crisis was arguably had more potential for WW3 and yet nothing happened. It is just really hard to tell when countries are bluffing at each other or really there is a legit catalyst for a cataclysmic war.

I just read Rex Warner's translation of the Anabasis, and I was blown away by Xenophon's story and fascinated by Xenophon as a character. He strikes me as a very daring soldier, and a great leader of men (not totally surprising that he comes off pretty well, given that he did write the book himself). But Xenophon's youthfulness really comes across in the book as well: There's the fact that he feels the need to consult with his teacher Socrates before going on the expedition, or the way he almost cries when he discovers that all the Greek generals have been assassinated.

So I'm curious, how old was he during the events of the Anabasis?

I'm wondering more of the logistical point of view. With a full-blown war going on, were a lot of people still making their way here during that time period? Was there a lot of danger in getting here (getting past the British Navy, for example) and what was the level of interest in settling here during such a time when its future as a nation was pretty uncertain.

I saw some guys arguing whether Austria attacked Serbia or Serbia attacked Austria. The argument was that since a serbian with ties to the government(i do not know if this is true) killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand Serbia attacked Austria not the other way around, is this an accepted view? I have also read in books about WW1 that you can blame Germany for starting the war because they pressured Austria to make the ultimatum and go through with the war. Which of these are most correct? Why?

The common narrative is that the code was never cracked, but how much did Japanese military intelligence figure out? Did they figure out that it was based on an obscure Native American language that they had no access to knowledge on? Did they partially crack it mathematically? Or were they completely in the dark? How effective was Imperial Japanese counterintelligence in general?

The podcast I am listening to describes him losing both the levant and egypt. I'm wondering if someone could break down all the reasons that caused these military failures.

I was looking at the Holocaust and most of the online sources I found talked mostly about 1933 onward, once Hitler passed anti semitic laws. I know Hitler talked about the Jews being germs pre 1933 but what was it actually like pre 1933? Did Jews have to worry about their safety walking down the street pre 1933? Were they openly harassed pre 1933? Was there destruction of property pre 1933? Or did the anti semitism grow after 1933, after anti semitic laws were passed?

Hello everyone. I am an archivist at a large, land-grant university where I work in a Special Collections Library. I focus on creating research experiences and projects for students by working with faculty members to utilize our collections in interesting and useful ways. Each year I try to update my recent history "case studies" to show new and exciting ways that primary source-based and historical research is impacting news stories or events that are happening around the world today.

I come here to ask for your help in trying to determine which case studies or recent events will be most helpful or applicable to helping students understand the importance of preserving and using our past. They can be general or very detailed - I am really looking for studies that will capture the attention of students.

Thank you for your help, and my best wishes to you all!

I'm currently reading a textbook on early US history, and came across the Turner Thesis - that the frontier fundamentally shaped the American psyche in a way different to any other country. I realise that it is far from perfect, but one thing struck me. Turner (I believe) called the frontier an "escape-valve", a means for the nervous energy and internal strife of the Eastern states to be directed externally, be it seeking the life of a cowboy and similar, settling a homestead or fighting Indians. Being more of a Mediaevalist myself, this made me think of Timothy Reuter's theory that the decline of the Frankish Carolingian Empire after the death of Charlemagne was caused by there being nobody external to fight; similar, perhaps, to Alexander weeping because there was "nowhere left to conquer". This was because annual campaigns to expand Francia ended, which had provided exercise for the Frankish warriors and a source of plunder that the king could use as patronage - both keeping the nobles quiet. The end of these external campaigns, segueing into less exciting and profitable border defence, led to rebellion, civil war, and decline. I know that the American Civil War certainly wasn't caused by the end of the frontier, and that no similar decline took place, but were there consequences of there being no more land to expand into, and if not, why not?

As far as I know, Norway became independent in 1905 via referendum or democratically. I don't understand how a big country like Sweden would let Norway secede without any opposition. My question comes because I'm catalan and in the public TV they talked about how a great example of independence Norway was and how tolerant Sweden was compared to Spain.

I'm reading through old town records, and I've learned new terms like tythingmen, fenceviewers, hogreaves, neat stock, mowing land, etc. I still can't figure out what the usage for this word poll is specifically. It's also listed in resident inventories in relation to taxes, almost every household having just 1 poll.

E.g. "Voted to raise for repairs of Highways four days on the poll and other property an equivalent real and personal resident & non-resident."

I've also seen it spelled pole.

If it helps in anything. The BEF had more than 25.000 soldiers.

EDIT : Is it true?

As we learned in classes Adam Smith is the father of Economics. Did the Ancient Rome Empire have people developing economic theories, battling inflation, thinking about the forces of the market? And secondly was Rome a command economy?

I'm wanting to learn more about U.S. political history and the presidents. My reasoning for doing so is to understand how we as a nation got here and learning about the various presidents and branches of government. There aren't really any books about it in the book wiki.

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