Searched everywhere and haven't come up with anything. Would love some help to be pointed in the right direction.
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Did Japan (and Italy to a lesser extent) show any pause or concern that they may get thrown under the bus once the war was over?
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At the beginning of the war, there were a few countries that had been taken over by Germany.
At the beginning of the war, a number of countries were invaded by the Germans and the Russians.
At the end of the war, most of Eastern Europe was under Communist control and remained that way for another fifty years.
On the surface, it seems to me that we just traded one despotic regime for another.
What is the net result of conquered people versus freed people at the beginning versus the end of the war?
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If so, is Japan the only kingdom/empire in human history where the rulers have all been from one single family for over a thousand years?
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Otto Pilny's "Slave Market Presentation"
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pysVnUROrVk/maxresdefault.jpg
I realize that this is a classic example of artistic Orientalism, and thus (in itself) problematic as a source of historical evidence. However, are there reliable sources that describe situations like the one painted (or similar situations) -- i.e. the presentation of female slaves, stripped before their prospective buyer?
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Hello,
I am confused about the Bundesarchiv access. I often hear and read about people reading documents for their research in the bundesarchiv as if all the documents were easily accessible.
For example, here is a news post that there are huge amounts of WW1 docs now available in for public in the bundesarchiv. (http://www.thelocal.de/20140723/german-government-wwi-archive-opened-to-public-online)
Can someone give short instruction on how can I access the documents online in the bundesarchiv? Is that possible, or do I have to send email request in order to be able to see some document.
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From the first paragraph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine
Enigma was invented by the British engineer Alan Turing at the end of World War I.[1]
Later on the same page doesn't mention this at all, however, and the source given is a book that I don't have access to. Is this sentence outright wrong, oversimplifying, or what?
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Today:
You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.
As usual, moderation in this thread will be relatively non-existent -- jokes, anecdotes and light-hearted banter are welcome.
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What were its subdivisions? Were posts hereditary? Was it centralized or more of a tributary system? I couldn't find much information on each of these on the internet.
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I've recently have started listening to Podcast History of Our World by Rob Monaco on soundcloud which is excellent and I really enjoy how he makes each aspect of history that he covers a story and not just a list of facts and events. I was wondering if anyone has any other suggestions for history podcasts that are as entertaining?
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Hi /r/askhistorians! I'm currently trying to find out more about my country's history and have come to the 1600's. I seem to have difficulty finding out exactly why Denmark entered the 30-years war or any sources about the King, Christian the 4th, declaring war. Hope you guys can help enlighten me on my country's history!
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Obviously, I’d be interested in any case of that, but Late Republic seems ripe for such things, with the political turmoils and shifts of power.
Reublic
Sigh.
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I've seen a lot of information here being ridiculed since it came from Wikipedia, and hence not accurate or reliable, often with the commenters having better sources of their own. Shouldn't we be trying to improve Wikipedia if we find historical articles to be biased/incorrect? I know the admins and users on Wikipedia these days are not very cooperative and it has way too many rules, but I still think it should be something that /r/AskHistorians as a community should do.
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I've watched a couple of his videos and they were really informative, I loved the animations and his fun way of explaining, but a few days ago, I came across a guy who said that his series is misleading and doesn't show the whole picture, and is pretty biased against "white" history. My question is, how true is this guy's statement and are there any other video series that do a better job (no podcasts)?
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Hello,
I hope this is okay to ask here but I figured this would be one of the best places because one needs a fair deal of familiarity with the technical aspects of writing about history to answer it.
Scott Lucas, in Divided We Stand: Britain, the U.S., and the Suez Crisis, quotes a document in the Cabinet Committee File archive at the Public Records Office in the UK. He introduces the quote by saying, "The Chiefs of Staff now raised the the subject..." etc.
I would like to use a part of that quote in my essay but I'm struggling on finding good guidance online for citing such a thing.
Lucas' citation reads: PRO, CAB134, E.C. (56) 1st and 2nd meetings, 27-28 July 1956.
Should mine be something as simple as the following? PRO, CAB134, 27-28 July 1956, as quoted in Lucas, 147.
(I have previously cited Lucas' book earlier in the essay.)
Thank you for your help!
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