In the 2012 movie Emperor, Hirohito is seen by the Japanese people as a living god. Is this accurate?

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immigration and the ethnic majority

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Before guns were invented, what did they call gunpowder?

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To what extend were the United Nations involved in the Falklands War?

Did the UN organise peace talks immediately, did they condemn the British counter attack? Did they ever consider using their own troops?

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What Are Good Historical Examples Of States Fighting Against Guerilla Forces And Winning?

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What are some of the biggest acts of idiocy in history?

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What caused the Islamic World to start to fall behind the West after the Middle Ages?

Was it just the Mongol invasion? Or were there other factors going on?

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Why do medieval depictions of classical or biblical events show them with contemporary clothing etc?

An example of what I'm referring to is this image of Mithradates VI and Hypsicratea. He's a lot less "Greco-Persian Monarch" and a lot more "Henry Tudor" than I would have expected. Was this because of a lack of reference for what those people and locations would have looked like? Or was this a more explicit decision to try and relate them to the current events at the time? Was there just not a general understanding of how different the environment, technology and culture would have been for these people and events?

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Are there any diseases that were brought into Europe from the American continent?

Its well known that europeans brought diseases such as smallpox to the american continent anf wrecked havoc to the native populations, but are there any diseases that Europeans got from this continent? Or did it only work one way?

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What would have happened to the Western world if Carthage won the Punic Wars?

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In case of a sudden invasion by infiltration in the Roman Empire. What would've been the social and military steps taken in order to control the situation.

Let's suppose some enemy of Rome spent some weeks slowly infiltrating soldiers as roman citizens. All the attacks starts from the very heart of the most important places and spreading. They start a killing spree not caring if they are soldiers or civils, adults or kids.

Goverment:

  • Did they have plans in case of sudden invasions?
  • In case they didn't: Would they organize new emergency protocols to keep the people safe?
  • Did they have a way to inform the population on what is going on? or would they keep it quiet?.
  • What would have been the steps taken to protect the Emperor?

Military:

  • What would have been the strategies taken to fight the invasors?
  • What would have been the most probable outcome?
  • In case they needed reinforcements from another armies, how would they do that and how long until they arrive?

Society:

  • (Besides panic and fear) What would've been the overall behaviour: people running/evacuating or fighting the invasors/protecting inside their homes?.

In case of victory, what would have been the steps taken to restore the order and rebuilding?

In case of defeat, and based on the behaviour of that era: the enemy would have taken control of Rome or they would destroy and burn the city?

Thanks for your answers and sorry if there's any mistake, english is not my native language.

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Why didn't Rome occupy Carthage after the Second Punic War?

After the Second Punic War, Rome imposed a variety of peace conditions on Carthage in order to keep it weak. However, it didn't occupy Carthage, allowing it to rise up later leading to the third war. It seems it would have been safer to dismantle Carthage's entire political system and subordinate Carthage as just yet another city within the Roman Republic. What were the reasons this was not done?

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What are the origins of the name Moses and the Moses myth?

A poster in /r/history asked a similar question, wondering if Moses was a Hebrew name or Egyptian name and someone replied that it was likely an Egyptian one at first with -moses on a name meaning "Son of", like with the Pharaohs Thutmose and Ramosis being the "Sons of" Thut and Ra, respectively. This poster then goes on to claim the the Biblical Moses would have been an Egyptian name

but with of course the advent of the one god religion the first part of the name (a 'false' Egyptian god) had to be dropped leaving just Moses.

Is there any truth to this?

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Has a leader ever fulfilled his ideology, through objectionable or wrong methods, which resulted in a better society afterwards

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How likely is it that a servant in c.1800 could read and write?

I'm currently reading Longbourne which is set in the world of Pride and Prejudice and the central character, a servant of about 18, is depicted as being able to read. It struck me as sounding wrong, because I can't imagine that people like that ever went to school, but the rest of the book is well-researched so I'm not sure.

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Why don't Hispanic people claim their native North American heritage?

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Was the "Russian Sleep Experiment" a real thing, or is it a myth?

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How have historians' views of General Haig from WWI changed over the last century?

I have to admit I don't know much of the historiography of this subject, but I am curious. I know that at some point after the war he was seen quite negatively as either incompetent or a butcher, but I have heard that sometime later people looked at him differently. How have views of him changed in the last hundred years?

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Why was it unacceptable for Britain and France to seek appeasement with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in the late 1930s?

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[Serious] In case of a sudden zombie invasion in the Roman Empire. What would be the military and social steps taken in order to control the situation?

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Armor and/or High Durability Japanese Aircraft 1931-1945?

Japan's aircraft excelled at speed, manueverability and flight range, but this cost them dearly in the long run because their pilots suffered terrible attrition. My question is are there any exceptions to this? Did Japan use any planes with armor or upgraded structural durability? Did they have any prototypes like this? If so, did said planes see any service?

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Was the Warhammer ever a legit weapon?

Like King Robert's hammer in A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones? Were there any famous users of it? Is it purely a fictitious weapon? I gots to know!

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What is the earliest Brand that we know of?

What is the first branded product that we know of?

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Was the Dunkirk evacuation a triumph or defeat for Britain?

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Why was Finland Germany's ally in the 2nd world war and why did Germany give Finland to the Soviet Union in the molotov-ribbentrop deal?

I tried to look this up from the internet and didn't find anything. I also asked this from my history teacher who didn't really give me a proper answer. Only thing I think I might know about this is that Finland had no other chance and Finland had a good relationship with Germany earlier. But I have no idea why did Germany give Finland to the Soviet Union.

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