Community college AA History graduate here going to university soon and I'm debating between a BA in History and BS in History with a concentration in "Applied & Public History". The BS is at a different school so I'd need to make a choice before transferring. I'm aiming for archival or museum work eventually but I’m not picky. Looking for advice.

Did not free northern slaves, or border state slaves, or confederate states slaves under union control as of 1/1/1863. It reads slaves would be free in states still in rebellion (but im sure no state complied). As union forces conquered more and more confederacy after 1/1/1863 were those slaves which were 'free' under confederate control, were they still free now under union control, seeing the document only frees slaves in confederate control states.

The question is basically, before people recognized the aircraft carriers as the ultimate capital ship what kind of impact did the two heaviest battleships have? Were they seen as the invincible giants? How did the americans and the rest of the world react when they learned of it (after it had been hidden for quite some time?)

Also, in comparison to other battleships how effective were Yamato and Musashi? Was the Iowa-class (Or other fast battleships) more effective when comparing size and tonnages?

I never quite understand how the US and Russian people during the cold war were so close to exterminating each other despite the fact the US and Russia had no meaningful territorial, economic or cultural disputes. Also the US and USSR never really attacked eachother so why did the civilians and leaders hate eachother so much?

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As a former cop, I can say that a lot of my discretionary time on the job (not on a call I was sent to) was related to the War on Drugs in some way or another. Before trying to find drugs became such a prevalent part of an officer's job, what did officers do when they weren't on a call?

Attempting to find understand/find specific examples of tactical failures and mishaps by General Lee and members of the Confederate Army throughout the battle of Gettysburg.

I hope my english is correct.

What i always heard was that ewven if Austria would have won WW1 they still would have collapsed someday.

As far as i know (i might be wrong) Archduke Ferdinand was one of the few persons in the Empire who actually wanted to "fix" the ehtnic and national problems in the empire by creating a federation. So by assasinating him the Serbians/Bosnians killed the only man in the Empire who wanted to help them.

So if he wouldnt have been assasinated and he would have done all the things he wanted to do, could the Austrian Empire have survived to this day?

Sry for this bad english xD

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Or was it just a couple of notorious camps that made the perception of all these camps evil and dangerous? I have heard/read that some the camps weren't really as bad as they seem. At least until the latter half of the war.

I was thinking about this and I think it's either Turkey since the Turks took over the Byzantines or the Greeks since the Byzantine culture was very Greek.

Hey everyone, Not sure if this is the best place to ask this but thought I would give it a shot. I am looking for some primary sources on the Avar tribe, preferably from the 6th and 7th centuries. I have been able to find a lot of good scholarly articles but finding Roman or barbarian sources written during the time has proven to be a challenge. If anyone could recommend some good databases that would include useful primary sources or even specific documents, your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I'm sorry if I missed key points in history class, but I wanted to clear that up.

What is the status of the german and japanese armies? Were there treaties that forbid them to builds armies? Or was it only the case for germany between the 2 world wars ?

Or did I dream it ?

I always assumed Rome, but Baghdad was mentioned as well.

One million population is as a natural way, not because of a sudden spike or downfall. A city's population is within its bureaucratic borders. The agglomeration may be counted if the land in between is not rural (Athens and Pireus for example).

Good Afternoon AskHistorians,

I am trying to get some more clarity on this particular issue, it seems there are or were two schools of thought about this.

The class text (Understanding Western Society, McKay et al, 2nd edition pg 63) states that the fall of the myceneans could be attributed to internal economic and social strife; invasion or outside migration; ... ) However on the test, the correct answer was internal war.

I thought that the Dorian Greeks found the Myceneans and Knossos destroyed. I also thought it was posited that the "sea peoples" had destroyed them.

I decided to let this one go, and accepted my wrong test answer, but for kicks, might anyone be able to shed some light for me on this?

I read about the facts, but what would the actually experience be like here are some more specific questions: How big would the ship be when John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) came to the new world (Canada)? How many crew members would there be? How many ships? Would there be a wheel to turn the ship? How many sails would it have? How old would the crew be? Would they be professional sailors or a selection of people from Bristol like Merchants? How long would it take them to get there? What would Navigating be like (astrolabe?) ? How would the navigator be trained? Would they sleep on the deck or on beds or hay? What would they eat? Did they have a doctor?

So upon reading about Imperial Rome in my western civ class, and thinking about contemporary generalizations about the Roman Empire, I come away with two separate ideas.

My text (Understanding Western Society, McKay et al, Second Edition) from class asserts a life of prosperity for the people of frontier territories of imperial rome.

I see from the text that Hadrian set up a defensive line and abandoned indefensible positions. After that, supposedly, trade flourished.

contemporary media presents us often with perpetual frontier warfare with barbarians.

My question is - which one is likely to be more correct?

In college I read the The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories, by Robert Strassler, and I really enjoyed it. I would like to reread the book, and likely still have it at my mom's house. I am worried that without an academic setting, it will not be as enjoyable or easy.

Can anyone else recommend an alternative translation? Would Strassler's still be enjoyable as a casual read?

Thanks so much for any and all insight/advice.

I thought about how /r/syriancivilwar is able to record movements of different brigades and conquest of different small territories such as villages and hills. Did newspapers or groups follow WWII as closely as we do today?