I'm very interested in getting some sort of degree in history. What job prospects can I expect if I were to peruse such a degree?
Edit: wow thanks everyone for your responses! I've been super busy since I posted the question but I'll be sure to read everyone's responses and ill be sure to respond to what I can!
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was it neeccecary for Hitler to start the war in order to bring GER to propsoperity again? did he made the right choice?
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Japanese human experimentation during the war:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731
American human experimentation after the war
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra
It's understood that one of the allied nations took all research material from the scientists/researchers in exchange for immunity from war crimes.
I couldn't find much information on what was done with the information gained, but it seems that it could somehow link to MKUltra.
Is there any material on this that would suggest that?
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Did French cuisine come to influence local styles in the region? Did that influence endure in the post-Colonial period or was there backlash by the Communist regime? Likewise, did Southeast Asian cooking come to have enduring influence on any aspects of French cooking back 'home'?
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I am writing my end of term research paper on smuggling in Colonial America as it is the only thing I've truly been interested in during this semester in my Colonial America class. I am having trouble, however, determining an exact question to focus on and attempt to answer in my research paper. Also, any good recommended reading on this topic? Thanks in advance!
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I question myself about that, while basing my understanding on these ideas:
Crusades involved travelling long distances to a place Europeans were not familiar with. Seems pretty dangerous for a peasant or even a knight or man-at-arm.
Did the great wealth of Islamic Caliphate attract Europeans?
Was it totally "religious" based?
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I heard that for a brief time the Soviets allowed political parties in the Soviet occupied zone of Germany. Is this true and if it is why did Stalin do it. Those seemed like freedoms that are not very Stalin-y
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If they did, then where did they get freshwater from?
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I'm writing a paper about how the media portrayed Charles Manson and the events surround the Tate/LaBianca murders. Since he wanted to start a race war, I wanted to find some newspaper articles from underground ethnic press during the late 60s and early 70s to see how they portrayed Manson.
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Why did the cold war happen? What made the alliance and USSR split after WW2?
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In tv-shows like Rome, the slaves sometimes show extreme loyalty to their owners, often saying things like "if you die, i will kill myself." Were the slaves really this loyal? If so, why?
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So I now that potatoes, tomatoes and some legumes came from the New World to Europe. These are things that I (and many fellow Europeans) eat every day. I am wondering what were the typical things that were eaten in normal Medieval family? I guess in the winters they didn't get their 5 servings of fresh fruit that are recommended now. Do we have any record of their diet?
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Adjacent farmlands
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Hi /r/askhistorians,
I'm here to ask your advice regarding reading up on the Mongol empire. I'm specifically looking more at the period of time where Kublai reigned as Khagan, when the empire was divided, but would be interested in general recommendations on their history also.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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