So most East Berliners were prevented from escaping into West Berlin by the infamous wall. But Berlin itself was deep in East Germany. What would prevent a typical East German from say, Dresden escaping to Hannover? Was there a wall? Border guards? Surely the Soviets couldn't have patrolled the entirety of the East/West German border 24/7.

Was he especially militaristic? or was he simply a Prussian king and Prussia was a highly militarized kingdom.

A lot is taught about the Norman Nobility supplanting or intermarrying the anglo nobility, but did they bring their continental church apparatus with them or kept what already existed?

I've recently become interested in World War II, and I'm looking for a website that allows one to download footage of Germany during 1919 to the aftermath of world war II (~1946).

However, most videos on youtube that have these videos either have annoying watermarks or names printed onto the video, or have been uploaded by neo-nazis and have distasteful music played with the audio.

Please respond with a link to a website which provides footage (preferably in colour) of the aforementioned time period. Since there isn't any copyright attached to these videos it shouldn't be hard, but I still can't find such a website unfortunately. Thanks everyone

It seems like a large waste of money, manpower etc. If the end goal was to murder detainees, why the elaborate camp system?

I recently read "The Destruction of Black Civilization" by Chancellor Williams, and was intrigued by what's known as the "Black Egyptian Hypothesis", which appears to be heavily criticized - though he seemed to have laid out a fairly strong argument. I'm interested in hearing some perspectives as to whether it's ridiculous or somewhat legitimate.

In essence when did men begin to shave their beards and mustaches? What were early razors like? When did it become a societal norm in certain cultures?

It was on BBC4 last night and is a fantastic film about Hitler's final days. How historically accurate is it?

I seriously cannot understand why there are three different subreddits for asking historical questions. And as a potentially-uninformed gripe, the difference between /r/askhistorians and /r/askhistory seems pedantic at best. What is the purpose for having the latter two?

When I was a child my Grandmother told me that Lyndon Johnson regarded Richard Nixon as a traitor. My Grandmother claimed that Nixon sold the US out in Vietnam and because of this Johnson (because he was a good Texan) hated Richard Nixon. Is there any truth to this? Before or after Watergate?

As far as I know, Venice in the late 15th century was one of the foremost naval and commercial powers in Europe, with the massive ship-producing power of the Arsenal and it's trading network throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Why did it never join Portugal and Spain and the other European powers in colonizing the New World?

After further thought, I suppose the same question can be asked about Genoa too.

My current impression is that South American natives were much more developed technologically and govern-mentally than their North American counterparts. But I feel like I just have a few misconceptions.

Are there any records on the practice stating a reason other than Jewish, Muslim or Puritan influence?

I'm most especially interested in what would have happened to someone who earned their Phd in, say, Anthropology in 1939 for example, with their dissertation on some racist, pro-Aryan BS. Were people like this, whose studies were hopelessly tainted by the ideological tilt of the period, stripped of their degrees? Were they "merely" ostracized from the greater academic community? Or was this mostly overlooked, assuming they went through denazification?

And relatedly, what about someone who's studies were far removed from NDSAP ideology?

In the HBO show rome, mark Anthony says to the "liberators" that after his turn ó office he will "retire to the countryside, tend to my fields and fuck my slaves.". Was this common among the Roman population, and if so was it more common for a roman citizen ti fuck his slave rather than his wife or fiance?