I realize that it might be a kind of naive question to ask why a country did not attack another country. But wouldn't it have been a huge opportunity for the US to establish a western world order? Moreover, they could have prevented the Cold War and the current conflict in the Ukraine.

The alliance between the US and the Soviets was more of a purpose alliance. They only fought together because they thought Hitler was the greater danger. I believe that it must have been clear that, after the axis powers were beaten, there would be conflicts between the US and the Soviets.

The Cold War was so dangerous because two nuclear superpowers were facing eachother. The Soviets tested their first nuclear weapon not before 1949 though. Also, the Soviets military was weakened much more than the US military in WWII.

So I conclude that 1945, right after Germany and Japans capitulation, would have been the perfect moment for the US to attack the Soviet Union, eluminate Communism and create a western world order. Why didn't they do it?

By technology I am thinking of radar etc.. Not ships and such although I would be interested in ships etc as well

My understanding was that the anti-Jacksonians had a strong presence in Congress, and I would expect them to impeach him for violating the constitution like that -- regardless of whether they liked the Indians, just as an excuse to get him out of office.

Not sure how many Australian specialists we have here in this sub, but I've read several books on Ned Kelly and I'm fascinated by the idea (espoused especially by Ian Jones in his biography Ned Kelly: A Short Life) that the catastrophe at Glenrowan was originally intended to be an act of war on the part of the Kelly Gang with the intention of seceding from Victoria.

EDIT: Sorry, in the title I meant Last Stand AT Glenrowan. It's late here...

Did Hitler even own any pets?

What's the other use of salt in early human history? How did they discover salt in the first place? It seems kinda random that literally all cuisines in the world have the same common ingredient in common.

Are there figures for how it accounted for a certain amount of the total production of Rome? Is there a way to compare to contemporary GDP?

I'm in an advanced history class, and we have an assignment to analyze what you think are the three largest causes, in an essay, of WWI. By no means am I asking anyone to do the essay for me I'm just asking for some opinions to help push me in the right direction. Especially since there are so many causes to choose from I figured I'd ask professionals. If I'm asking a question that has been asked already I apologize, just direct me to that post so I'm not lost. Thanks!

Nowadays, we manage them in a day. How long did it take, and what was done before cars, electricity, etc.?

I've been researching some family history for my parents. There is a family legend regarding my great-great-great-Grandmother being a lady in waiting to Queen Victoria. I honestly didn't buy believe it but while doing research I discovered some facts that made it slightly more plausible. I did, in fact, search for some sources listing all her ladies in waiting but the only sources I found were self-described as incomplete. It's also possible that she was not a lady in waiting per se but a different position in the royal household.

Here is what I do know. He name was Ada Kettleborrow and she was from Bottesford, Leicestershire. Her family was well-to-do but non-noble and were listed in the local records as one of the largest land-owning families in the county after the Manners (the Dukes of Rutland) and a couple of other families. In 1890 she married Valentine Green (not the artist), the son of John Green, the steward of the Duke of Rutland. John Green had been steward at Belvoir Castle since 1840 and political agent to His Grace Charles Cecil John Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland and Marquess of Granby and onetime Lord of the Bedchamber to Prince Albert. After learning all this (thanks to some published histories and reading many issues of the Grantham Journal), I realized it might be possible that she served as a lady in waiting or some similar function in the royal household.

Does anyone know if there is a fully listing of the servants in the Royal Household or if it would even have been permitted for the daughter of a non-peer to serve in the royal household in this fashion? It seems unlikely she would have been a maid given her family's fortune and station (though I can't say for certain) but could she have been a lady in waiting and is there a way to find out for sure?

Why exactly did Giuseppe Garibaldi/Mazzini, Victor Emmanuel II, etc. lead a revolution in Italy back in the 19th century?