During Japan’s famous period of isolation they were known for only being willing to trade with the Dutch in a period where global trade was becoming increasingly important. My question is did other Europeans ever attempt to fly Dutch flags and dress as Dutch people in order to try and trade with Japan? Or would that have been too complicated to be worth it? I’d be really interested if there was some source out there that indicated this

While I've seen a fair amount of scholarly publications concerning the relationship between Ancient Greek colonies and their mother cities, do we know what the realtionship between the colonies and the local indigenous population were like? For example do we know anything about how colonies like Massalia or Emporion interacted with the local Celtic peoples?

I recently learned that during the summer and winter months, there are cities in the North of Norway where the sun never sets and never rises for long periods of time. I was wondering how this might have influenced their religion/mythos in the past and what explanations they gave as to why the sun did not set in that area during that time. Additionally, others have also recommended that I ask more specifically about the Sami culture of that area.

Been playing red dead redemption 2 lately which takes place in 1899 and every now and then i go into a business that is either run by a black person or has a black person employed there.

So i wondered how difficult was it for a black American to gain employment or own a business after the end of slavery? I feel like it would have been nearly impossible given racial tensions still being evident.

(Going by the one-line removed answers I've had, I guess I'm more interested in the 1812 to WWI part of that timespan. And it raises the question of how friendly were USA and UK at the start of WWI. Were they genuine allies or just adversaries with mutual enemies at that point?)

So I'm writing a fictional novel set in Japan.

Right to the business I need to know when would this events happen in actual timeline and how would be other country's technology and weaponry in those times.

1 is before 2, 2 is before 3 all the way to the end.

1. Starts when guns haven't gotten popular in Japan. Portuguese invade Japan but are stopped and backed by Samurai's newfound power.( fictional stuff ) (don't need technology and weaponry just the time)

2. Japan gaurds itself heavily with the users of this power. Thus it is isolated from the outside world for roughly 1.5 centeries.

3. Within this time of isolation Japan turned against itself and went to a civil war, small governments wanted all of that "power" for themselves. ( What are new "notable" technologies that were founded by Japanese men and women within this time and not bringed by outsiders?)

4. At the end of this war, the loss was so much to prevent more loss most of the governments signed a peace treaty to never teach that power to public and for all of them to fall under a global government. Only the soilders of that government (which still isolated Japan from outsiders) were teached by the ways of that "power".(At this point outsiders given up the hope to even go to Japan as freindly ones, they just kinda said "forget about that country")(What would be the period this part of timeline is happening at in the Japan's own history?)

He was a tribal chief of the Lingures and lived at the same time as Julius and Augustus. He's most well-known for building an arch to signify friendship with the Romans.

Did he just claim to be gens Julia for that Aeneas Clout, since the other Julius' decided to claim to be descended from Troy? Or is there a historical backing of him being part of the family?

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I'm looking for works that try to trace which ideas of the Greeks, particularly their philosophical ideas, actually passed into Rome and were well-known enough to continue into the medieval period prior to the rediscovery of Aristotle. Anyone have any recommendations? Obviously this is a pretty large question, so any more specific works or just an answer with a general overview would be appreciated too!

It's pretty well known that the "mullet" hairstyle got it's name from the Beastie Boys song, what was in actually called in it's era? When somebody went to the barber and wanted that hairstyle, what did they ask for? Or did they just say "long at the back with no fringe"?

I presume they were, but can't seem to find much on the matter. Did men tend to be contracted, or salaried? Would they have been paid in advance or after fighting? Were some compelled to fight without pay?

*Spoilers ahead for the 2022 film "All Quiet on the Western Front*

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In the new German film on Netflix, "All Quiet on the Western Front," an armistice is agreed upon by the French and German that all fighting will cease at 11 AM on November 11th, 1918.

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However, in the film, the German commander sends his troops on a last minute attack to reclaim a piece of territory, minutes before the cease fire goes into effect.

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I'm wondering if there was a final attack like this, or if it was a creative choice by the filmmakers.

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Post Nazi rise, before Berlin was captured late in WW2, what was life like for the average citizen in Berlin? Was it clean or dirty, safe or full of violence? How much were they impacted by front lines vs trying to pretend to have a metropolitan European life?

The story in my family is that my grandfather fought in the pacific in WW2 but lied about his age and pretended to be a classmate to be able to enlist. When it was discovered he was actually 16 while he was abroad, he was arrested and sent home. How can I research to see if this was the full story?

I'm writing a book and my main character was born in 1942. I've been doing some research into British WW2 war babies but I can't find much information about couples starting families during the war.

I would like to know how and why soldiers managed to get time off to go back home, if most pregnancies/families were planned during this time and why?

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As everyone else has, I grew up learning about European colonization an the genocide that occurred of the natives by the Europeans but as I’ve started taking a deeper dive into pre-colonial history of tribes and nations like the Aztecs, Lakota, and Comanche, I found that all of these civilizations to some extent also engaged in conquest and warred with neighboring tribes.

What are some good authoritative sources like books, essays, and documentaries that go into depth on this aspect of pre-European American history?

I just finished listening to a podcast that dealt with the Falklands war. They spoke about Britain getting the UN Security Council approval, they also spoke about trying to get the US support.

Why didn't (couldn't?) Britain invoke article 5 of the NATO treaty to push the US for help?