I'm looking for recommended texts or even anecdotes to start my research. Particularly interested in instances of coupling between different groups: American Indians, slaves or former slaves, white settlers, etc. How did westward expansion change (or expose) sexual behavior in the U.S. in the 19th century, if at all?

Could you say prostitution in the west had some impact on the changing role of women, or was that basically consistent with prostitution in the 1700s? Did homesteading and the pioneer wife have much to do with the suffrage movement, or not really?

I'm aware that this is a huge topic and I'm mostly looking for advice on where to start reading.

Thanks!

Since today is May 9th. I read a lot of newspapers articles concerning the Soviet Union and the nature of the celebration that is held today in Russia. One of them stated that 25 million russians died between 1941 and 1945. I suppose that such a dramatic population loss associated with the devastation of the land by the nazis had a huge impact on the USSR's postwar economy.

Many say that the treaty that ended WWI was more a truce that would be broken 20 years later. What provisions made the treaty so? How would a lasting treaty look?

Couldn't find a suitable answer in the FAQ, so asked it. I used to spend a lot of time reading about WW2, although now I'm doing my degree I have less time. I'm more or less familiar with most major events from 1919 onwards, including most of the major engagements and campaigns of the war, so feel free to use more specific references beyond the ELI5 level.

Mainly how would the resistance view me.

I'm an undergraduate History student interested in studying Colonial America (and more specifically, relations between Europeans and Natives) as a graduate student. All programs I've looked into require reading proficiency in only one language (I'm learning French).

I've had it mentioned to me that as a Historian of Early America, I'll also need fluency in Native American languages to translate primary sources. All primary sources I've been able to locate are in English, even those from Native Americans to Europeans.

Is this true? I'm not opposed to learning a NA language, but there doesn't seem to be much opportunity to do so in my surrounding area, either.

I've noticed that in history, although Spain and Portugal were right next to Morocco for centuries, they never conquered it yet France did. Come to think of it, Spain hardly had any African territory at all. Why is that?

There's been a new influx of "back in the 1950s, people liked heavier women" running around Facebook lately, generally debunked so far. But a person claimed that 175 years ago, things were different, and I'm curious about that claim. So what was the ideal women's body type in the US, running from the foundation of the country to the 1850s or so?

As a followup, how did European women's body type standards run during the same period?

By which I mean the united Western and Eastern Empire.

I know he reconquered many former Roman territories, including Rome itself, but there's a big difference surely between conquering a place and returning it to its former prosperity, order and status.

Trying to imagine what it must be like to be a soldier in medieval or ancient battles, one of the first things that came to my mind was that they must have gotten pretty thirsty rather quickly, especially if they had armor that made everything hotter and sweatier, especially during summers, and after a while they'd probably be pretty hungry as well. Did soldiers tend to carry water and food to battle, that they would consume once they aren't in the front line?

I'm traveling through Bosnia and Herzegovina now and I've been learning a lot about the history of the country, the most recent war, and the outlook for the country. There still appears to be deep separations based on ethnic/religious lines to the point where there are separate mayors for the same town, separate power companies, separate cell phone companies, and so on, for the different groups.

Even the people living in Bosnia and Herzegovina cheer for football teams based on their ethnic identity which has resulted in riots / beatings numerous times over the last ten-ish years.

Why was it important to keep Bosnia and Herzegovina together as one country with three governments in one instead of letting some parts go to Croatia, some parts go to Serbia, and some parts be their own independent state? I have asked this question to the locals, checked this reddit's FAQ, and looked on google but haven't found an answer.

Thanks!

I know some tribes joined the Romans. But how would these agreements have been made without a knowledge of the language previous to these meetings. And if they had a translator, where would they have found someone with knowledge of both Latin and the relevant Brittonic language.

Hey guys, i hope im in the right subreddit. A few days ago i first heard about Mao Zedong and im kinda interested in his life. This is why i want to know a good documentary about him do you know one?