I know people called WWI "The great war" before WWII, but when did people start calling WWII "World War 2"

Hello r/AskHistorians,

As it is disability week, I have spent more time reading about individuals with physical challenges. Chiefly, I have spent time on r/dwarfism, and was intrigued by a question submitted by u/sinfunnel.

How were little people treated during the Civil War era?

Authors like Michael Sturmer and Roger Chickering have called the Schlieffen a plan "a recipe for defeat" (Sturmer) and "the failure of the Schlieffen Plan" (Chickering). Yet, at least on the chapters that I have access to, they didn't explain why it was a failure. Why did it fail?

Sources:

Michael Sturmer, The German Empire 1870-1918 (2000), pg. 92. Modern Library Edition, New York.

Roger Chickering, Imperial Germany and the Great War, 1914-1918 (2nd Edition: 2004), pg.176. Cambridge University Press.

TLDR: Who are some of the great explorers of the Muslim world and was there a state sponsored program similar to Spain, Portugal and China?

So I understand the drive for exploration was not necessarily there for countries like Morocco when compared to Portugal. The Portuguese were initially trying to survey the Muslim lands, which eventually led to a drive southward. Looking at the map of where the Portuguese explored is fascinating when realizing the time period that they were operating in.

So i understand the motives for the Iberian countries for exploration and I have limited knowledge on Eastern countries like China sending ships out to explore during the Ming empire.

Was there ever a driving, state sponsored exploration in the Middle East? I would assume the only one capable would be the Ottoman Empire but any insight would be great. Thanks!

I'm currently reading through "City of God" by St. Augustine. In it he makes repeated references to stage plays put on by the Romans, and uses their lewedness as evidence that the Roman religion is false. I've been able to gather that they were mostly a recounting of the lives and stories of the gods, but Augustine actually said that he doubted the actors would ever be able to rehearse their lines in front of their mothers due to how depraved they are. It's not keeping me from understanding the book, but there's always been that nagging wonder of what is actually being referenced.

He wrote in the late 300s and early 400s. Thanks!

That means EACH Spanish defeated over 200,000 Inca, how is this possible?

What is the italicization in the King James Bible supposed to do?

It makes no sense as stress, it seems to be random.

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Do you take notes in the book? How detailed are they? What type of things do you focus on in your notes? Etc,

I was recently in Colorado in a Ye Olden-Times Saloon and it stuck me that every time I've seen a Saloon in popular culture, there's always liquor and/or beer on tap. Where did this beer come from? How was it transported? Was it locally brewed, or did it come from the major cities of the East?

the Japanese planes. Couldn't those gunners see where the planes were going and lead fire? In the movies they seem very incompetent.