Sort of like how a lot of english words are written like they were pronounced a long time ago

What if Germany had scrapped the Schlieffen Plan and instead focused on holding Alsace-Lorraine from the French, as well as attained little Russian territory purely for defensive reasons? I am not suggesting a full-scale invasion of Russia, since that's the last thing the Germans want, but a purely defensive position in hopes of supporting Austria-Hungary and not upsetting the British for disrupting the balance of power.

From the little I understand, it was once a powerful city state which exerted enormous influence over Oaxaca. By the time the Spanish arrived, its power had declined enormously and it was divided. I understand that this question will be massive, so I'd love book recommendations as well!

His main claim was based on Leviticus 20:21: "if a man marries his brother's wife, ..."

But his brother was dead. In Genesis 38, Onan was ordered to sleep with his dead brother's wife Tamar, and when he did not fulfill his brotherly duty, he was put to death by God.

I don't mean to start a debate on biblical interpretation. I'm just wondering how such arguments worked at that time. Would any theology professor point Genesis 38 out to him that he didn't really have a strong case?

I've heard a lot of reasons why the civil war happened but I never understood why the US didn't let the southern states secede, like a divorce.

Batsignal /u/Mictlantecuhtli, /u/Cozijo? Interpret some architecture and artifacts for us! What are the challenges of mortuary archaeology for questions like this?

Most of the orphanages where the girls came from were from orphanages in Honfleur, Dieppe, La Rochelle and the general hospitals of Paris; thus in urban settings. Yet they were sent out in their hundreds to colonize and settle down and clear deeply forested areas in order to build an agrarian society. This can not have been an easy transition for these girls, and one may wonder how the education and training they received in these mostly urban orphanages might have prepared them for such a life.

Do we have any records of how the Filles du Roy experienced their settlement, and of how they adapted to this new lifestyle? Did they see their new life as an improvement, were they mostly satisfied overall or did they put up with their lot in resignation?

It's always seemed odd to me that I could never get a haircut on a Monday in the US because all hair salons and barber shops are closed.

I have always wondered about the actual or tangible autonomy of collaborationist governments and regimes working with the Nazis during World War Two. Was there a distinction between say the Slovakian Republic and the Vichy government in how they were treated and viewed by the Germans? Did the Nazis make a distinction between protectorates and their "allies" like the Arrow Cross regime in Hungary for example? Or were all of these various collaborating entities just independent on paper rather than practice? Thanks

I know he adopted that hat as his signature look as a gimmick to be the tallest dude in any 100 mile radius, but he always seems to have been able to buy a new one of these hats in town without much fuss. Was it a fashionable hat, or at least a common one, during his political life?

Babes In The Woods:

Oh, don't you remember, a long time ago, Those two little babies, their names I don't know They were stolen away one bright, summer's day And left in a wood, so I've heard folks say.

Sweet babes in the wood Sweet babes in the wood Oh, don't you remember Those babes in the wood

Now the day being gone and the night coming on Those two little babies sat under a stone They sobbed and they sighed, they bitterly cried Those two little babies they laid down and died

Sweet babes in the wood Sweet babes in the wood Oh, don't you remember Those babes in the wood

Now the robins so red, how swiftly they sped They put out their wide wings and over them spread And all the day long on the branches among They sweetly did whistle and this was their song

Sweet babes in the wood Sweet babes in the wood Oh, don't you remember Those babes in the wood

I live on a lake called Maspenock which supposedly means choice fishing place in the Eastern Algonquin language. The area was inhabited by the Nipmuck tribe and I am wondering how exactly would a Nipmuck person have actually fished in a lake back then?

Also, what would be the fastest way to get from Spain to, say, Rome? Thanks.

Its something i wondered, as to my reasoning the system of being born into a role (e.g. farmers raising sons to be farmers) must have made life and its worries much simpler.

I suppose religion also played a big part in mental health.

So I understand the whole idea of modernization as a weapon to be employed during the Cold War. Get the Third World 'up to speed' with our aid (advice, money, 'experts'), get them to vote, and all sorts of beautiful things will happen.

Atleast, that seemed to be the way to go during the first years of the Cold War. The idea that sped up modernization could be achieved seemed to stick, though the U.S. started to support authoritarian regimes (specifically those led by military men!) to achieve this. What arguments did U.S. policy makers use to go down this path?

Can this be ascribed to a fear of the destabilizing, seductive nature of Communism (and the military as the most effective antidote to such seduction, shooting Comrade Cupid in the face, if you will)?

Were military men simply easier to control, as opposed to democratically elected leaders (who will atleast perceive a certain support from the people)?

Thanks in advance for any illuminating answers.

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British ships had once participated aggressively in the slave trade, but the British government later renounced the practice and pressured other nations to do the same. The policy responded both to humanitarian antislavery sentiments and to the hope of expanding the market for British goods by turning slaves into consumers.

Chasteen 101

Why was this gap allowed? Didn't the Belgians want extension of French protection?