Was the Germanic origin of the Frankish people ever used by the Nazis to justify the seizure of northern France?

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How racist was J Edgar Hoover? Did he really have a vendetta against Dr Martin Luther King, putting such intensive watch on him or was it because he was afraid of a potential domestic terrorism of some sort?

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When did Socialism in America start being look down at?

As a guy from Milwaukee "a City with a lot of socialism in its history", I was wondering when people stopped supporting it. Was it because of the cold war?

Another question i have is this. One of the three socialist mayors of Milwaukee has been ranked in the top 15 mayors of the United States, how well did socialist members of government do their job?

My final question is, the last socialist mayor in Milwaukee was 1960. Was that rare?

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Are there individuals or communities who can legitimately claim descent from the Aztecs?

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What was the culture like for African-Americans in the late 80s?

I have a essay question from my film class that pertains to movies we watched that reflect culture & society at the time of a movie's release (I chose "Do The Right Thing").

The only things that have come up from my research was apartheid, an increase black political figures in America throughout the 80s, and Ronald Reagan's influence on blacks. I don't know how to connect those to the thematic interests of the movie. Can someone point me in the right direction?

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King Arthur, Bernard Cornwell and post-Roman Britain

So I've recently been reading Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles series, which paint a wonderfully engaging and very plausible picture of post-Roman Britain. I particularly find fascinating the idea of people living within these old Roman towns and forts, but lacking the knowledge to rebuild and repair the stone buildings.

I'm quite happy to accept the whole thing as essentially fiction, but it has made me wonder if others here who know more about the period have read the series and what their reactions to it are.

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Around what time did decapitation as a method of execution fall out of favor for most of the world and why?

Historically it was a preferred form of capital punishment, but these days there's a negative stigma with decapitation as a barbaric method of execution that's often used by terrorists like ISIL. I've read observations which say that the head may remain conscious for a short while, but death by guillotine still seems like a less painful death than hanging,electrocution by the electric chair or from what I've read lethal injection as well, all which are more common.

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Could anyone please skim over my essay on the development on the Anti-Vietnam War movement and tell me if it is accurate enough?

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Was Hannibal black?

I'm arguing with a guy online now who says that "Because Hannibal was from Africa, he had to be black" but I thought he was of Phonecian decent. And most people in that area today aren't black.

Is there any source that describes Hannibal as black?

I understand that the idea of "black" might not have existed for the Romans but I want to know if he would be black if he lived in the 21st century US/europe.

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Incorporating Nazism in liturgical practices of German churches, 1933-1945

In his book, The Mathausen Trial: American Military Justice in Germany (Harvard UP, 2012), Tomaz Jardim mentions several notable evangelical and Catholic churchmen who vehemently opposed Nazism. A number of historians have paid attention to these acts of resistance, but I am wondering to what degree were some parishes/churches influenced by Nazism as an ideology? Were there churches, either Reformed, Lutheran, or Catholic, in which Nazism was fused with Christian praxis? If so, to what degree did Nazism influence liturgies? What did these liturgies look like and how receptive to these "new" ideas were the laity?

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What were the motivations of those who joined the First Crusade?

What was it that inspired knights the knights and powerful men of Europe to join the first crusade?

Also, what was it that the motivated the peasants to join Peter the Hermit's 'People's Crusade'?

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What differentiates history from archaeology?

Is there some specific time period/date where we say, "before x human endeavor is considered archaeology?"

Is there debate?

Is this question totally off-base because they're totally separate fields?

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How do we know where to draw boundaries on ancient Maps?

I've always been curious how historians (or archaeologists or classicists) know where to draw boundaries on ancient maps. For instance, you will see maps of Persia with the satrapies all divided:Example 1

Or even a more messy example of the Holy Roman Empire:Example 2

Or even the provinces of the Aztec Empire:Example 3

I've always wondered, is it all just based on literary sources and historical documents? Are these borders refined with new archaeological information? Or are they just the best guesses of historians? I know it probably varies from case to case, but any help would be great!

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I cannot help but notice all the great detail history courses/series put on war and politics. If so, why are these subjects considered with such great importance as opposed to the activities that actually "drive the human race forward", such as science?

I'm sorry if I'm a bit biased, but I actually think that science improves almost every aspect of our lives.

Now, about the question. Is this notion fair? Am I just wrong about this?

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Sorry; doing hw, and need some help on the 9 supreme court justices...

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What was the actual content of Chinese Civil Service Exams?

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Was the Caste System in India more flexible during the "Vedic Period"?

Many of my school teachers and textbooks say that the Caste System was very different during the Vedic Period. Is this true. If yes, how and why did it change to what we still see today?

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Did Roman soldiers have to go through "boot camp" after enlisting? Was it similar to boot camp in the American military today?

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I read in an article that Pitbulls were once considered great family pets. When/why was that changed into the perception we have of them today as dangerous and unpredictable?

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I just finished reading Marija Gimbutas' book, The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe. I've heard that some of her ideas are outdated, and are no longer accepted by modern archaeologists. How much of the book can I actually trust?

My understanding the ideas in the this book is essentially that the culture of the European civilizations was matrifocal/matrilineal, focusing of the worship of goddesses such as the snake/bird goddess and the great goddess of life and death. They weren't matriarchal, but they were eventually conquered by the patriarchal Indo-Europeans, who became the Minoans and the Early Greeks. How much of this has been debunked in the forty years since the book was written?

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Did conquerors get PTSD?

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Solar thermal farms are 19th century technology, why isn't the US full of them?

You have hoover dam, why not death valley solar farm?

For the confused. Solar thermal farms don't use semiconductor PV cells, but fields of mirrors that heat water in a heat engine (just like nuclear and coal power plants, that only work when the sun is up).

The US has enormous spaces of empty sunny desert and has a history being the largest, most advanced economy in the world with a culture of massive civil engineering projects like roads and rail networks that span the continent. The whole night/day thing is an issue but it's solvable with day/night prices and large scale storage. Also HVDC across 100s of miles of desert and ocean has been a thing since the 50s. (Source, ch.25)

Edit: Better example, doesn't require automatic mirror adjustment or workers manually adjusting mirrors in deadly conditions, at the expense of capturing less light per mirror.

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Is there a "roadmap" of Ghengis Kahn's personal battles? As in the ones he participated in?

Almost all maps are of the spread of the Mongols, but not too many show where the Great Kahn was at any given moment. I just kind of wanted to see where the emperor of a growing nation was while in power.

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The Arab/Islamic world used to be the centre of science and mathematics a few centuries ago. What happened to make it into a place of religious fanatics and oil barons?

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Does anyone know the name of the Chinese deity that sits on a throne with one leg crossed and the other hanging down?

A relative has a tiny gold statue of this deity that has been passed down many generations. I would like to know more about this deity!

Photos: http://imgur.com/a/6u6nn

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