Back during WWII did the Axis call themselves something else other than Axis?

Because I know that the Allies labled them that but was there an agreed upon name that Japan, Italy and Nazi Germany called themselves?

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Are there any examples of the U.S. successfully arming rebel groups and avoiding blowback?

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What kind of headgear did ancient Incan Warriors really wear?

I'm reposting this since I asked this question a few weeks ago and didn't get an answer. If there's no answer this time, I'll just give up. Anyway, here's what I posted from the last time:

Maybe this isn't a great question, but here it is anyway: If you google "Incan warrior", pretty much everything that comes up, has a guy with a fancy gold helmet with feathers coming off of it. However, there are no pictures of actual helmets like that, and I've found no sources that are very specific about the headgear other than this wikipedia page, which really only says that they sometimes wore wooden helmets. Can anyone answer my question?

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You're in a medieval European city and you need to find yourself a place to call home. Who do you talk to? A medieval realtor?

How did people acquire housing in medieval cities? Were there analogues to modern-day real estate agents, or would you just have to ask around seeing if anyone had a room to rent, or a house/estate they wanted to sell? Or would you have to find unoccupied, unclaimed land and build your house yourself?

I know that people moved around a lot less and the concept of buying or selling a house would not be a common one, but certainly there was a demand for new housing of some kind.

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Has a civilization ever lost an item (statue, resource, etc.) that led the citizens to destroy they're community?

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looking for good series of documentaries or a new book on the french revolution/ary wars

just sporadically read War of Wars by Robert Harvey and am really keen to watch read and see more. any tips on where to start? thanks for your time!

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What medicine was used by American field medics in WW2? Was it superior or inferior to other countries?

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Directly after Japan was nuked, what was the worlds reactions after learning about nuclear weapons?

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Were there any societies/civilizations where women had more rights than men?

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In the middle ages, was romantic love between spouses encouraged or considered profane?

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Ethnic Chinese diaspora in SE Asia: how, where, when, why?

Where in South East Asia did they emigrate? How did they get there? Why did they go? How many went and how have their numbers changed over time?

Presumably most of those emigrants would have been Han Chinese, but please clarify if that is not the case.

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Did the vikings who travelled to North America meet/communicate with any natives?

Thanks in advance!

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Articles written in the 1800's emphasizing the unrest in the nation before the American Civil War began.

Trying to find articles that capture the unrest in the North and South before the war broke out for an art lesson. My plan is to read the article with students and have them analyze how this feeling of unrest was interpreted and depicted in the landscape paintings created during that time period. Any suggestions or resources would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Help w/ The Gilded Age...

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Why did James VI and I not seek to unify England and Scotland politically after his coronation in 1603?

From his efforts to pacify the old Anglo-Scottish borders, remove the administrative and legal systems that set them apart, and make them into his new 'Middle Shires', it seems that James VI intended England and Scotland to act as one joint kingdom under his rule. Is this an accurate understanding of his intentions and, if so, were any efforts made to unify the two kingdoms politically, perhaps under a single Parliament?

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Counterfactual History: If Germany didn't get divided by 1949

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St Eleuthere

My Mother's family(Surname: Levasseur) owned a lumber company in St Eleuthere. The whole town burnt down and the moved to the US. That's about all I know. Can you provide more information?

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I am creating a game based on scientific innacuracies and the 1850s. What are some strange things to sprinkle in?

to be specific it takes place during 1855 in the crystal palace of london. Any and all facts would be appreciated!

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Southern Industrialization during reconstruction

I'm not going to try and be sneaky about anything, so I'll be pretty straight forward. I need this for a homework assignment. I've done most of it on my own, but this is a wall I've come to.

From what I knew of southern industrialization, there wasn't much before the civil war. It was all plantations because the south was fertile and profitable enough to farm on, so it was pretty much all that. Following the civil war, I got nothing. I didn't even think they did industrialize. The closest thing I know of including industrialization is that African Americans of the time once released from slavery found work either in sharecropping, or moved to the city( in the south?) to work in the businesses, and that little I know I got off of Wikipedia.

I've googled around, but I don't know what exactly to read. I may be able to remember a bit after a few warmup comments, but a good well focused article (or a personal briefing), would help me out tremendously.

While I'm here, I've covered the economy following the civil war, and that was basically that the value of their money declined to almost nothing, they resulted in bartering, and a lot of families lost their working men in the war, forcing them into poverty. This part isn't necessary, so you can ignore it if you want, but a bit of confirmation or a shut down would help.

I really appreciate all the help you guys have to offer. Thanks!

EDIT: I didn't think of this when I posted this, but the final answer that I should have put for this was: there was none. The south didn't industrialize for various reasons including debt and other such things. If this sounds familiar to you and you need the answer to this question for something you need for homework or something, hope this helps.

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How much did soldiers in The Wehrmacht earn?

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Did the subjects of the British Empire every contemplate that Britain was a comparatively small place with a much smaller population than the empire, especially in British India? Was the population and actual military manpower of England well known?

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How did the thick jungle affect war and conflict between the many Mayan civilizations?

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In many threads in this sub, the invention of stirrups are mentioned as technological breakthrough having very significant military implications. How?

I obviously don't understand cavalry warfare, stirrups, or both very well, because I can't see how a little footrest suddenly made cavalry the shit.

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Which fruits and vegetables are most similar in taste, size, colour, texture and so on to when they were first discovered?

So, have any fruits and vegetables hardly changed at all over centuries or millennia? I ask this as I am curious to find out if there's anything I eat that is similar to what ancient civilizations such as the Romans would have eaten. What about even later ones, such as Victorian England? How quickly do these plants change?

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Did the Soviets have anything similar to the U2 or SR-71? And did they fly over the US in the way the US did over the USSR.

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