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1. Did they know or care that the Civil war was fought over slavery?
2. How did they view the North?
3. Why was secession from the Union so strongly supported (if it was supported by the troops)?

Okay, so, a while back, I jumped down the rabbit hole that is the real nature of harems/seraglios (whatever they're called) in various societies from Japan to Mughal India to Turkey.

I just want some reading material on harems, specifically; the Shogunal Ooku, the Mughal Zenana, the Chinese imperial harem, and the Safavid's harem, but any reading on polygyny and concubinage in various societies.

I am under the impression that the various Japanese bakufus or shogunates, be it Edo or Kamakura, were very keen on Buddhism, so that there have been temples built by the shoguns (generals) such as Kinkaku-ji. On top of that, there have also been offspring as well as samurais becoming monks to either conceal their identities or simply to pray for graces of the gods. Why were there such bonding relationships between bakufus and Buddhism? How deep were those relationships?

Did he distance himself, offer subtle encouragement? Offer outright support? Likewise, what was his approach to overt forms of anti-semitism and bigotry while he consolidated power - condemnation or outright/tacit support?

Im very interested in Prussia and the German empire, but I dont really know of any information sources to learn from, so thats my question, what are some good sources of information about the German Empire, Prussia, and the key people involved?

I'm mostly interested in myths used by Hitler and nazis in general that helped him take control over government and german people. I need something that proves big power of the political myth. It has to be a book or publication. Thank You.

I've done a fairly decent amount of research of my family tree and have a lot of numbers and data surrounding the when and where of their immigration, but I'd like to understand more about the world they lived in and what events (obviously WWI) would have pushed them to leave their homes for the United States, and in some cases, travel back to Lebanon.

I'll give the dates and places of immigration, and a bit of context below. I'm interested in events generally during the period but also as potential catalysts for migration.

Events are as accurate as the information I have. All persons deceased for between 40 and 70 years. And because my understanding is that religious affiliation may be contextually important, unless otherwise noted, they were all members of the Syrian Orthodox (modern Antiochian Orthodox) church. I don't know if where they settled in the US is of any consequence but they're included in case it's relevant.

In July 1903, a young married couple, left Koubba for the United States. They passed through New York City and settled in Cleveland. Between 1905 and 1910, they had three sons. In 1911, after the birth of the fourth son, the older three were sent back to Koubba "for schooling" as they tell it in my family. The three of them would not return to the United States until January of 1921 (passing through NYC) with emergency passports issued only by the sworn affidavit of a family friend(?) that attested they were American-born and citizens of the United States. I'd like to know more about what their lives in Koubba would have been like at the time and what the trip would have been like for a 15, 13 and 11-year old.

In 1920, a married father of two left his family in Kfarhata for the United States. He would settle in Akron, Ohio and would not reunite with his wife and children until the end of 1926 when they arrived in the US, passing through Rhode Island. His daughter, when asked about Lebanon in her later years would comment that there wasn't enough food.

In 1904, barely 18, a Maronite would leave Rayak for Norton, Virginia. His older brother would follow in 1908, settling in Rochester, New York and their youngest brother, would emigrate in either 1914 or 1919 (or both), passing through New York City, and living in Gladeville, Virginia before settling in Connecticut.

The EIC almost seems to have been a state within a state, operating with unique (?) privileges. It had its own armed force and territorial possessions--even the former is close to unthinkable for a 21st century Western company, let alone the latter--was the EIC sui generis?

From my limited knowledge I would assume they were somewhere on the Communist side of things.

Recently I engaged in a discussion on Facebook about the indigenous people of America. A couple of my friends I went to high school and college with suggested that the indigenous people were of African descent. Mainly because Africa is the cradle of humanity and the first people to arrive here had to be of African descent. They pointed to DNA evidence and yada yada yada posting links to articles citing DNA correlation between skulls found in Mexico to and America.

Not sure if this is the appropriate sub but I figure it's worth a shot. The Second Mafia War that occurred in early 1980s Italy sounds very fascinating from what I've read in parts online. I was hoping to find some more in-depth background or documentaries for it but nothing seems to come up. By all accounts it was a pretty significant period in the history of the Italian Mafia, so I was wondering if anyone knew of good documentaries/TV (preferably from that era) or books (fiction or non-fiction) that covered this period.

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