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this peace didn't last*...

I've seen the room where he wrote the declaration of warsigned the ultimatum to be sent to Serbia, but has he written or said anything after that that indicated whether he had realized at that time that would trigger a chain reaction of mobilizations leading to a long and deadly war.

What about later, in 1915 or 1916? Has he ever doubted if millions of deaths all over Europe were worth punishing Serbia for the death of his nephew?

I know most European countries had colonises the goal was mostly commercial but other than that what was the goal of the mandate in Syria?

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So I'm working on a project for class and I was assigned to figure out how prisoners were treated during the Fifth Crusade.

The books my professor assigned include nothing about prisoner's during the Fifth Crusade. I looked on Google, Google Scholar, my university's library website, but I got nothing. All I can find is prisoner treatment throughout the Crusades in general, but nothing specific to the Fifth Crusade. I'm not asking you guys to do my homework, just to give me a brief idea if you happen to know anything related to the topic or if you can point to a site/book that would have the information.

This was implied at the Etruscan history museum in Rome, which I visited yesterday, but I can't find a source to back it up. If true, it would be a pleasing fact, since the city Populonia is believed to be named for Fufluns, the Etruscan version of Dionysus.

More specifically, how did the Duchy of Brandenburg inherit lands once held by a theocratic order?

It seems that, for the most part, pre-modern armies did not have any uniforms/common attire for various reasons: namely citizen-soldiers who had to supply their own equipment and use of standards/flags to identify units.

So the default assumption seems to be that it wasn't until the late medieval period that you might see an army arrayed for battle with any uniformity to their appearance. The two types of uniformity I'm imagining are equipment and actual attire (uniforms).

For tribal warrior-based armies, it seems kind of obvious that each soldier would have his own equipment/attire. But for more organized armies, it seems like the required discipline and cohesion would lend themselves to perhaps seeing the benefit of enforcing a common appearance.

Is there any indication that earlier armies (most obviously phalanx-based Hellenistic armies and post-Marian legions) made an effort to affect a uniform outward appearance?

It seems like logical arguments can be made either way: you wore/used the best stuff you could get your hands on and nobody cared how you looked vs. discipline and solidarity required a sense of equality/structure that was reinforced by using/wearing similar equipment.

I'm writing an essay and would love an answer to this. I would assume that fans would have input in sport organization with the invention of the telegraph and greater spread of sports news. If any of you have anything I can look into regarding this I would greatly appreciate it.

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Hello /r/AskHistorians

I attend a Catholic high school, and my teacher gave us a debate project regarding the Crusades. He assigned me to the anti-Crusade side. Sadly, the sources he provided for the class are quite biased toward the pro-Crusade side (as expected, since the teacher is a priest) and aren't really of any use to me. He allowed me to look online for more sources, so I implore your help. I have found a few decent sources already, but I was wondering if anyone here had any solid sources against the Crusades?

It seems like many ancient civilizations did not take much precaution as to staying dry except for staying indoors. When they did go outside in the rain, it seems like none of their clothes were actually waterproof, and they just wore their normal outfits. Ancient soldiers and travelers didn't seem to mind much being soaking wet in their clothes. Perhaps this is due to a lack of watertight materials such as rubber/plastics/etc., or is this just a more modern idea? I can't recall any ancient civilizations where this isn't true and citizens, armies, etc. made a conscious effort to stay both warm, and dry.

Basically I'm curious about communist thought in America and am looking for some information.

I first heard about Pompeii as a kid, from the story "The Dog of Pompeii." I wonder if any cats were found in Pompeii. Or if any dogs really were found in Pompeii.

I've been watching a Spanish television show set in 1936, and multiple characters make references to an upcoming conflict, talk about leaving Spain, and in the case of a factory owner, he talks about a worker's uprising.

It made me curious, how obvious was the Spanish Civil War to people in Spain? Are these references just there to hint to viewers what's coming up, or were people of the time genuinely concerned about armed conflict?

If you need some additional context to help answer the question, the show starts in Madrid in March, 1936.

Did the soviets ever capture panzer tanks and use them? Did the Americans ever capture a tiger ?