I've been reading about Sir Mackenzie Bowell, one of the less notable PMs that served in Sir John A's wake. It makes note of the fact that he, along with another PM, were members of the Senate as Prime Minister.

My question is: Who would lead in the House of Commons in this case?

In the UK we're taught about how Hitler planned to continue his Cult of Personality by teaching the Nazi Party ideals in schools (Jews are evil, Arians are superior, Hitler is sehr gut, this is what -insert race here- look like). But what happened after the war to everyone who had been socialised into believing this? How valued were their qualifications?

Forgo all the mystical events I.e. the plagues and the parting of the sea etc. Just focusing on historical facts and records. Was there an event in or around Egypt that corresponded to the exodus?

If this is not the right venue then could you please point me to a subreddit where I can ask that question?

Hello,

A friend of mine and I have been debating about the various scientific, mathematical, and philosophical contributions made by both Christian and Islamic civilizations and thinkers historically. The Middle-Ages are of particular interest but broader viewpoints would also be welcome.

We’d appreciate any thoughts/perspectives that anyone may have concerning the various contributions made by both and the impact they may have had upon contemporary society in general.

I am aware of Gosplan (the Soviet economics bureau) but I am curious how currency factored into the system, and how the Soviets dealt with problems of inflation, commodities/currency exchanges (I am aware they had price controls) and banking.

Did the nobility speak Greek from the devision of the Roman Empire or did they switch to Greek from Latin? If they did, why? Wouldn't it have been more useful for them to speak Latin for prestige purposes? After all they insisted on being the (remnant of) the Roman Empire

In stead of, say French soldiers, I do not believe they had much to win and neither propaganda was the only incentive.

According to several articles I have read, the Italian gene pool has remained pretty stable for around the last four thousand years. This means that modern-day Italians are the direct genetic descendants of the ancient peoples of Italy who have been there since Roman times and before, since invading barbarian tribes (Ostrogoths, Lombards, etc) were too few in number to make a significant contribution to the gene pool.

How is it then that the people who called themselves Romans suddenly decided to start calling themselves Italians, Venetians, Florentines, and seemingly lost many cultural ties to their genetic ancestors? Why is it that the Greeks, for example, have managed to maintain their ethnic identity and still refer to themselves by the same name their ancestors used 2500 years before them, still speaking roughly the same language, while the Romans have completely lost it?

After the Soviets unexpected loss to the Americans in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, how were they (the Soviets) treated when they returned home to the USSR? Were they ridiculed and ostracized? Did they lose their spots on the team? Or was the public more understanding? Did Leonid Brezhnev comment on the matter at all?

Was at a lecture about this today. The lecturer argued that nationalism was something that came to be during the late 18th and early 19th century, and that they didn't think their country the same way we do today. And that State would be a better word to describe this. Anyone know anything about this?

I am doing a paper on the European encounters with the Native Americans and i was wondering if anyone had any interesting info on people hearing gunshots for the first time. To someone unfamiliar with something that is so common today it would be interesting how they first interpreted it. Extra helpful if it's from a book!

I am reading that their monastery was sacked by Li Zicheng in 1641 and I am curious as to why. Were they that threatening of a fighting force that their base needed to be destroyed?

Whilst reading the Odyssey I came across several instances where a stranger was welcomed into a household, no questions asked. Food and drink, bath, and new clothes all given out to a person barely yet known.

Based on movies and shows about this period of time, Middle-class Americans are always shown wearing extremely well fit suits and ties. Was it due to clothes being cheaper or wages being proportionally higher or an artistic liberty by hollywood?

I've always heard that historians prefer to have journals/diaries of people for references. What do you historians wish men and women would have used or done to better preserve their records? Is the digital age making hard copies obsolete?

I'd very much like to hear your input.

I was just pondering about World War 1 and came up with this as a question. I hope you guys can share some opinions with me. Thanks.