Did they think black people had genetically less mental and cognitive abilities than the white people until the into 1960s? Did they ever find scientific(or pseudoscientific to be exact) proof about it? It's understandable in 1800s and maybe very early 1900s, but I'm surprised that people believed it well into the 20th century, in the age of nuclear power and space travel.

I'm curious if it had any good historical reason, that's why I'm asking.

Hey All,

I'm writing a paper for my World History since 1945 course (mid-level undergraduate).

We have a small paper in which we make suggestions on current/future policy using historical examples.

One of the prompts asks us to write a hypothetical suggestion if Trump re-severs diplomatic ties with Cuba.

I'm having some trouble thinking of solid historical examples to support a suggestion.

I was thinking of maybe focusing on the disadvantage of severing diplomatic communication. Does anyone have any reading suggestions?

Thanks, J

Im asking what Britains response was to the use of the atomic bomb in 1945. I understand that British Society largely viewed it with uncertainity - almost as a "atomic crossroads" with the dawn of the atomic age on the horizon.

Can anyone provide me with any specific national/localised histories or primary source reports on British Societies reaction to the bomb?

To clarify, the statue is very imposing. Lincoln is seated on a throne like a comic book villain. Maybe this is my own subjective take.

Some people stated that there was a lot of enmity between the two countries. However, I read somewhere that the enmity was largely blown up and they both really didn't hate each other that much. So how were relations between France and Germany between the formation of Germany and WW1?

The middle east seems to have been used as battlegrounds and proxy wars for other nations (both foreign and regional) for awhile now. Even in the present day Russian troops are in Syria. What led to so many interventions from post WW2 to the current day?

Forgive me if this question is rather obscure, but it could potentially be of great personal importance.

Simón Iturri Patiño was a Bolivian mining tycoon who struck it rich in the early 20th century. Basically owning the Bolivian mining industry, he amassed an estimated fortune of over 80 billion dollars.

I've been reading his biography and how exactly he made his fortune, and it is quite curious. In 1894, he accepted a plot of land in compromise for a $250 debt owed by a prospector (source: Wikipedia), and this land just so happened to be fabulously rich in minerals. Neither Patiño nor the prospector knew of the land's worth at the time of transaction, as it took Patiño a number of years before he struck wealth.

I've been searching far and wide for the name of this prospector that he gained the land from, but I don't know where to search. It seems like such an obscure piece of information that would be lost to history, but one would think that the previous owner of such a rich piece of land might have their name preserved?

I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit for this question, or if it even is a question that anyone can answer. Regardless, any suggestions of where to look further are welcome!

Also bonus points if you can describe how/if those justifications were different for later empires such as the Ottomans or Mughals.

Hiya, folks! As my title suggests, I'm interested in learning about the legal organisation, rights and representation of Canada's First Nation communities at the beginning of the 20th century? To my extremely limited understanding, First Nations people had been, and would continue to be, subject to widespread and systematic disenfranchisement and exploitation by the Canadian government both prior to and long after the turn of the century. This said, what form/s did their legal status take around 1900? Was there any form of national unity or identity like that which we see encompassed in today's "First Nations" concept? How did indigenous leaders and populations succeed in leveraging what legal status they did hold?

Thanks!

Edit: Accidentally a word in the title, "Federal Government."

I find it incredible that there were so many, and that they left so little behind. Who were these people?

In shows like Boondocks, King of the Hill, and R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet pimps are characterized as wearing sunglasses, wearing large colorful clothes, carrying a cane, and speaking in a funny voice. Is this caricature based on anything real?

Pretty straight-forward question. For a civilian (One who knows guns and gunshop owners well), how hard was it to obtain a reasonable amount of these rounds? How expensive?

Is there any relationship at all between Goth subculture as embodied by Evanescence and European Gothic era belief systems/art? If not, what's the etymology behind the "goth" in modern gothic subculture?