Hello!

The interaction between the two cultures are a very controversial topic here in Scandinavia. While most academics simply ignore the Sami culture existing, for example an article in a local newspaper (which I can't dig up now, sorry) stated that findings from 500 A.D. was left by a "hitherto unknown populace" - with what local south sami people said was clear indications of their ancestors bringing reindeer over the land.

Anyway, recent discussion in Norway about minorities dig up the possible influence in norse language made by sami people, such as long consonants in certain swedish and norwegian northern dialects (meanwhile Denmark has short)

However, I can't find any sources (excepts random mentions in the old sagas) on how Vikings themselves handled encounters with sami people. If a farmers land was destroyed by nomadic people, how would the vikings react?

Anyone one out there with a theory/good read-ups on this matter?

In WW2, how did the different armies recover their broken down tanks? Did they have trucks for that or other vehicles?

Did the majority of these rulers simply impose the jizya in order to "show who's boss" or did they actually rely on these taxes to help run the state?

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For example, Aurangzeb, last of the Great Mughals, is known for bringing back the jizya, but I can't even imagine the state actually enforcing it.

It's hard enough in the 21st century traveling to the village in India, imagine trying to collect wealth from reluctant villagers from thousands of remote 17th century villages and then transporting it back to the main city.

Laos and Cambodia now are one of the poorest countries in SEA. It's well known that they suffered from their times under French rules and the cold war. My question is how were they before they were colonize?

I'm aware this question simplifies somewhat, and is broad in nature however bear with me. It seems like issues that are contentious in the United States politically, such as universal healthcare, welfare payments, access to subsidised higher education and other causes usually that have been or are associated with the political left are more or less accepted as the status quo in other countries. Take the example of universal healthcare, most other pluralist western democracies have some form of healthcare. Even Margaret Thatcher was reported to have said the NHS in Great Britain would be safe under her government. Why is something like this, or subsidised higher education such a contentious political issue in the United States whereas even staunch conservative governments in other countries would have no problems with it? Why does the US appear to be to the right of the political spectrum when compared to European countries, Great Britiain, New Zealand and Australia? What has caused this historically speaking? Or am I making an incorrect assumption in saying that the US is more to the right politically, and if so why?

I am looking for historical individuals who "owned" slaves, had them work for a "wage", lodging, and allowed to own a family without any of the physical and indentured servitude. It would also be nice to read historical accounts of these slaves being "free," but deciding to work under the roof of a "master." Thank you for your time historians!

They witnessed and were apart of brutal things, is there any documented cases of them suffering from ptsd?

Im interested in seeing which ones became stronger, which ones became weaker etc. In particular I am interested in the British Royal Navy, which has long been regarded as one of the strongest, if not the strongest in history, and which is now a shadow of its former strength, and I am wondering if the losses of the British Empire in WW2 had something to do with that

In almost all World War 1 Movies and books I've Read say that a Soldier In the Great War would only see 3 Days of Combat. How Accurate is this Statement?

For example:

Alexander the Great

Catherine the Great

Casimir the Great

Cyrus the Great

Darius the Great

Peter the Great

Did people actually call them "the Great", or was this title given to them post humously.

e.g. Croesus and the Delphic Oracle

-Highschool level.

-Teach highlighted buildings, people, wars, social movements as possible topic outlines.

-I am completely open minded as to what I will do. Something he wont likely have heard about as much is ideal.

I remember hearing that the Japanese stole the design for the Zero from Howard Hughes and a plane he made. Is there any truth to this?

I'm researching the effect slave trade had on male and female slaves but am having difficulty finding sources relating to their lives before capture. Any good scholarly online sources that may help?

To my knowledge, printing presses came into being sometime in the 11th century during the Song dynasty. I'm sure not all the material printed back then were deeply philosophical novels or treatises on philosophy, sciences and other grand subjects. What kind of reading material was printed for mass consumption, if any? I imagine pulpy wuxia genre fiction might have been a thing, at least?

Was it truly ideological? Was Cuba trying to establish itself as some kind of world power in its own right? Was it some material interest? I guess the question also applies to Cuba's activities in the Congo.