To what extent did mobile warfare occur during WW1?

As the title suggests, when, where, and to what extent did mobile warfare occur during the First World War? I get the impression that it was more common on the eastern front.

Also, what are some good (and ideally, but not necessarily, free) sources on the topic?

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Did Chamberlain really think he could prevent war with Hitler's Germany?

I have heard a lot of people argue Chamberlain legitimately thought he could keep peace in Europe in the long term through "appeasement", but recently I have also read some articles suggesting Chamberlain was moreso trying to prepare the fragile (Great Depression) British economy for what he saw as a largely inevitable war. Which of these ideas is correct, or, if neither, what is the truth of the matter as we understand it today?

Edit: Also, what are some good (and ideally, but not necessarily, free) sources on the topic?

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Was there Kennedy's dollars?

So many times I have heard people speaking about Kennedy founding his own dollars and an attempt to shut down private federal bank. What happened and why?

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What was life in Japan like before the battle of Midway?

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Did everyone bite their nails before nail clippers were invented?

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Is there conclusive evidence of the armenian genocide?

Critical views i hear from deniers are that there are no Armenian mass graves .. there are unsourced pictures most of them literally holocaust pictures and other falsified sources. Even a painting from a Russian painter from the 19th century (about a completely unrelated massacre). Is there anything to these claims?

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How effective were the defenses of WW2 era American bomber planes?

Flying Fortresses and Liberators, among others, were pretty heavily armed to take on enemy fighter planes. Having about 10 or so barrels lobbing out .50 rounds in all directions seems insane and fearsome, but American airmen suffered some pretty dang high casualty rates. Just how well could they hold up on lengthy missions?

Also, I am linking a piece of film shot and narrated by actor, Clark Gable (who I just discovered served in WW2), that shows a bombing run in action. Just thought it may be interesting to some, as it has some pretty amazing footage of bombers getting attacked.

43:39 is a good place to start.

https://youtu.be/gvbx3PhPmBU

Thank you for your attention!

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I imagine that gunpowder replaced the need for naval "rams." Does anyone know specifically how that happened? Was there ever a decisive battle between a gunpowder-armed fleet and a ram-armed fleet? Thanks!

I tried looking it up and I couldn't find the information I am looking for. I know there are great stories of, for instance, guns versus swords. Looking for something similar on the high seas. Cheers :)

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Why did Islam spread so readily in East Africa? What tenets made it so appealing to the people living there?

Maybe a better question would be, what need was not being met by the religions already being practiced?

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RE: Rules of this page

Using history as a basis, can I pose questions that are critical on historical/political/religious topics without fear of a banhammer? (I read the rules and this seems to be ok but I'd rather just confirm). This seems like a knowledgable community that is interested in educated discussion and I look forward to learning a lot in the future!

Thanks

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How common was it for a pirate to have a wooden leg?

Is a wooden leg actually how they would have dealt with amputation during the golden age of piracy?

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Who built pirate ships?

Where they all stolen or were some purpose made? I'm particularly interested in the golden age of piracy

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How did 1st Century BC Romans describe which year they were in?

That is to say, how would one describe the year they were born in? Or the year they got married?

Was it based off of consulships? Or was their an event that served as a marker, like Christ's birth is to us in modern times?

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Have the been any assassination attempts on ex-US presidents?

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Why did the Athenians send a runner, not a rider, to Sparta when being invaded by the Persians ?

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Did the United States know of Russia's presence in the Americas before the Lewis and Clark expedition?

I was looking at an older thread here on this subreddit and apparently a commenter said that the expedition encountered Russian explorers at some point but I couldn't find a source on this. Also did the US ever feel threatened by possible Russian expansion? Did the Russians actually wish to expand southeast of Alaska? And lastly what was their attitude towards the newly formed US?

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Why was Greek city states able to resist Achaemenid Empire during the Persian War despite significant population difference?

The 2 strongest greek city state Athen and Spartan, have a population of around 300K and 500k according to wikipedia. While the Achaemenid Empire have a population of 35 million.

It was also said that Greek agriculture was labor extensive due to soil quality, while the Achaemenid Empire controls one of the more fertile land in history.

Given these two facts, why was Greece able to resist Achaemenid Empire?

Was it because that the shortest route to conquer Greece is through the Aegean Sea, and Persian navies are not as good as Greece?

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US foreign policy

I was recently read Diplomacy by Henry Kissinger. One of its arguments was that Germany, with a short history of being unified, did not have a grasp of how to reconcile its power with its newfound reach.

This got me thinking about the US. The US has been largely invulnerable for most of its history (with a brief exception in the War of 1812 and 9/11). Does American foreign policy suffer (like Germany) from lack of experience of having to deal with similarly sized great powers?

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How quickly did Nazi sympathies in Germany "die out" after WW2? Just because they lost the war doesn't mean they admitted being wrong, did it?

I can't imagine what the political landscape looked like during the first post-war years

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Why has Europe been so special?

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Why wasn't Lyndon Johnson, the incumbent, selected to to the Democratic nominee in the 1968 presidential election?

The 1968 election in general seems like a perfect storm of bad luck for the Democrats, from the political climate in Vietnam to the assassination of Robert Kennedy.

I understand that Johnson was quite unpopular at the time, but were there other factors at play, especially within the party, that led to his not getting the nomination?

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In 1940, Germany declared war on France. Italy, being an ally of them, also went to war with France. Did Italy participate in any combat in France, and if so, what are some interesting stories?

I know France had some superficial defenses on the border with Italy, but did Italy participate in combat in the Alpine Region/Anywhere else in France?

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Line formation ww1

So back when I was in school I was told that in WW1 the French came to battle in the line formation (like used back in the 17th century where they line up fire, reload you know like in the movie the patriot or American Revolution or any battle back then) and were mowed down by German machine guns. Just wanted to know if that's accurate or if it was Bull shit. Much love-Kingtyrek

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Why was Heinrich Himmler seeminly obsessed with the occult?

I was curious as to whether the Hydra of the MCU or the Da'at Yichud of Wolfenstein had actually been based on concepts within the Nazi party and after reading on Reddit and other sourcesI found out that Himmler actually belived in this, and I'm quite confused as to why he belived in this, he would have to have been intellegent to get to his position of power, so does anyone know why he beived in the occult?

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To what extent was the manorial/feudal system rationalized through economic thought and theory?

Helpful links or books on this subject would be super neat too.

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