Hello guys , i´m a deligate from Norway at the upcoming MUN (Model United Nations) and we are simulating the Security Council thorughout the Korean war in 1950 . But i could not find the position Norway took in the Korean War . I only know that they were members of the NATO. Thx for the answers.

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So I recently came across some articles which claimed that smaller penises were seen as more culturally superior and noble, especially seen in Greek statues (e.g. Michelangelo's Statue of David), and in renaissance art.

I'm really curious as to why this opinion died out. Could it have something to do with the liberalisation of sexuality? Particularly in regards to what women desire?

I have yet to find any particular pieces of art which showcase larger penises, without it being seen as demeaning or 'animalistic'. That being said, I don't know all that much about art history. Other similar thread responses focused solely on old art history as a representation, but I've found little about the shift in view regarding this.

Would be great to hear some opinions, thanks!

I've heard it said that medieval battles were primarily in the summer months. Is this true and if so, why?

If the Confederate officers/soldiers left the U.S. Military for the Confederate States military, did they retain their previous ranks, or had to start from the beginning (2nd Lieutenant/Private)?

So Andrew Jackson is one of my favorite characters in history. Old Hickory is my kind of crazy, a little bit violent, a little bit drunk, but has a big heart and a ton of love for both his country and his wife Rachel.

Here's the thing, every time I go to a party I hear someone hating on the dude. Which is interesting to me because I think people are just using him as a straw man to bash on old dead white guys without seeing context.

Can you perhaps give me some context to explain the Trail of Tears and slave ownership? Obviously, from a 21st century perspective, both were abhorrent. But that's my point. It's OBVIOUS to us, but maybe not him of his countrymen. What are some subtle facts maybe not commonly known that would provide context for these two glaring stains on AJ's legacy?

With all those Freikorps and other Putsch attempts (like by Kapp), with the Reichswehr and business owners supporting the Nazis in various ways - what other groups did they help before the Nazis won out?

The only other group I can think of was the Wiederaufbau group but that disapeared in the early 20s already - and was primarily a Russian emigree thing. Also Stalheim/ DNVP.

Also, if suddenly inspired to join a rightwing political group then, what would govern whether or not you joined the Nazi party or another?

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Did Irish kings such as Brian Boru have a lot of practical power? I have never heard of a lot of corruption in medieval Ireland.

Herodotus, Histories 5. 7. 10 (trans. Godley) (Greek historian C5th B.C.) : "He [Zeus] held the games in honor of his victory over Kronos. The record of victors include Apollon, who outran Hermes and beat Ares at boxing."

The son of Zeus and Leto gets a lot of credit in athletics, from beating Hermes in sprints to besting Ares in boxing. Why is this? Does this have anything to do with:

• Apollo being linked to endurance in athletics

• Phobus being added to Apollo when denoting fear, which is a huge part of fighting

Bonus:
From my reading there seems to be a clear difference in the Greek mind between an athletic fighters (boxer, pankrationist,etc) and warriors. Diomedes is described as a "spearman" as if to make it clear that he excelled in the use of weapon's, not fists. Does this play into it, that there was a difference between athlete and warrior?

Article 246 stipulates that:

"Within the same period Germany will hand over to His Britannic Majesty's Government the skull of the Sultan Mkwawa which was removed from the Protectorate of German East Africa and taken to Germany."

A couple of questions arise: Who was this Sultan Mkwawa? Why did his skull end up in Germany? Why did the British government want it? Was it ever delivered?

The last question arises as there is a German book originally titled "Der Schädel des Negerhäuptlings Makaua" ("The skull of Negro-Chieftain Makaua") and published in 1931 where the author claims that the skull was lost.

Most of the sources I've been able to find focus on Israel in relation to either Palestine specifically or the broader Middle East. However, I'm very interested in the history of Labor/Likud, changing conceptions of Zionism, the battle over whether Israel is a secular or religious state, etc. Alternatively, I'd love a baseline explainer of Israeli political history from this angle if you'd like to give one out--I'm totally unfamiliar and am trying to learn about it.

Thanks to /u/caffarelli and /u/sunagainstgold for suggesting this theme.

Historical Reenacting comes in many forms. The most widespread and well known form is probably battlefield reenactment, where men and women (usually amateur enthusiasts) dress up in uniforms or clothing from the period of various wars and act out the battles.

Of course, there are other sorts of reenacting, like Colonial Williamsburg, Plymouth plantation, or sites like Mount Vernon where professional "historical interpreters" act out daily lives in the time period and interact with visitors to convey views of the people they represent.

What is the value of these various forms of reenacting? Do they help teach history in a way that the classroom or books and movies can not? Does the value depend largely on the effort and enthusiasm of the reenactor or group?

Can reenacting help researchers? Does living "in period" give a unique feel for how people of the past might have accomplished daily tasks, similar to what experimental archaeology attempts?

So, the only World War I piece I've read is Tuchman's The Guns of August and my general understanding of The United States' involvement is the propaganda wave that came about from Germany's treatment of Belgium and then of course, 3 years later, the sinking of American supply and trade ships by German submarines leading to a declaration of war.

I know that Germany was viewed as a sort of "brutish" country that was trying to become a world power and that irked the leaders of France and Britain who had been world powers for centuries longer.

My simple understanding was that through the events I named prior, the United States came to hate Germany over the course of the war before declaring war. Last night, however, I was watching Ken Burns' The Roosevelts and Teddy Roosevelt, at the outset of the war, was quoted as something along the lines of "the right and wrong of this war is readily apparent: we must stand by Britain and France" or something like that. I found this quote surprising, given the level of German immigrants in the country.

Another tidbit I think I remember from The Guns of Augsut is that America heavily, heavily traded with Britain and France in comparison to Germany. Something like 95% to 5%.

So anyway, my question to y'all is what was the main source of Roosevelt's quote? Did many American's feel this way, even if they wanted to remain neutral?

Thank you so much!

Been doing a shakespeare dive sparked by watching the two seasons of BBC's "hollow crown" series (yes, i'm a bot designed to promote the hollow crown, why do you ask? /r/hailcorporate) and it seems clear to me that the unrest of the Wars of the Roses (with an arguable long tail tracing back to boilingbrooke's usurpation) is shaping to some extent shakespeare's political musings and settings. How far does this go (or am i off base)

In the book "We Two," a biography of the grooming, courtship, marriage, and earlier phase of Queen Victoria's and Prince Albert's reign, the author mentioned that this herding practice was one of Prince Albert's favorite activities. I tried googling for the term but apparently I'm not using the right keywords. I remember there being an actual term for this activity, possibly in German. Thanks!

It seems bonkers that men would be expected to "perform" in front of a crowd. Were they aware how this type of trial would skew results?

I'm thinking specifically of most unlucky Marquis de Langey, René de Cordouan, whose penis went on trial in 1657.

And when the defiant Marquis, after hours of trying, was unable to deliver—in front of a fifteen-person jury comprising five surgeons, five physicians and five matrons—he was quickly and forcefully belittled by his comrades, his name synonymous with flaccidity. Incidentally, though forced to return his wife’s dowry and forbidden to remarry, the not-actually-impotent Marquis did the latter anyway. And his second wife, unaffected by persisting rumors of a hidden, dark disorder, bore seven whole and healthy children.

Perhaps this is silly, but i once found a website claiming that the stories the Grimm brothers collected were different from the original germanic versions, with added christian morals and themes. Was this website's claim nonsense?

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How did Rome supply its troop's weapons and armour across the Empire? Were there large industrial centres or was production spread across many small locations?

I know shockingly little about this- but from what I do know, the Mughal Empire was hugely diverse- more so than any contemporary Eureopan Empire, for example, and arguably more comfortably so than many contemporary Eurasian Empires?

Can anybody tell me how this operated? What mechanisms the government/ dynasty used? Why it was like this?

Thanks!

Hi there, I find ancient Spartan society to be fascinating, especially what it was like to live in such a society that valued strength. I was wondering, what would happen to Spartan soldiers who were unable to fight due to injury sustained in battle? Lets say a Spartan survived losing his hand in battle. What would he do from then on?

I am currently reading Empire of the Summer Moon and tribes that didn't utilize cavalry attacks were easily dispatched by those that did. What about before that? Did Native Americans line up on battlefields like Europeans? Did they utilize guerrilla tactics?