I am assuming that lots of parents named their kids in honor of Hitler and wondering if anybody has ever looked into it or if any Germans might know? Also, how common was/is Hitler as a surname?

The United States has a long history of annexing more and more land. Have there been any occasions where the United States lost land, via war, negotiation/international agreement/international pressure, or other reasons?

They controlled much of Sakhalin since the early 1800's, many surrounding Pacific islands before 1900 including the Kuril Islands, and Korea in 1910. Yet the Potsdam Declaration forced them to give up everything but their home island.

I am not saying that they should have kept them, but I am wondering why there were forced to give up land they seemingly owned for decades without any real protest from the international community prior to WW2. Many of them appear to be legal annexations (as much as they can be) and part of international treaties.

I am reading John Archibald Wheeler's autobiography and he talks about his research in nuclear fission and the Hanford Site in eastern Washington where Plutonium was manufactured on a large scale. From what I read so far, it seems that it ultimately came down to cost, and that large amounts of Plutonium were cheaper to make/process than Uranium, but I'm still not making the connection as to why and understanding the scientific reasoning behind it, can anyone explain this to me? Thanks AskHistorians!

I really want to learn about history but I am not sure where to start. I was hoping someone here could help me find a way to learn about history from the beginning to the current era. I have 2 month before I get back to uni so I can really put time and effort into this.

Online sources would be preferred but I do not mind going to the library to find the books either. Something like a series of books or a website that goes through everything is desired.

I really hope I made this question clear and understandable. If you have any questions about what I meant please do not hesitate to ask.

What were their survival tactics?

Did they have detection methods?

Did they share these with Europeans?

Hello,

So I'm trying to remember the name of an ancient leader who planted fruit trees along the public ways so that the poor could eat. I want to say it was an individual from a near-eastern civilization.

I'm afraid that is all I can remember about the story.

If you can help, let me know.

Thanks.

There are to my understanding some civilisations that just disappeared without much of a trace. I guess there are quite few that we know more about.

Is there one or few reasons that re-occur when it comes to reasons for civilisations to disappear?

Does anyone have some books they could refer me to that would sum up the history/efficacy of torture when being used to gather intel? Or links that are good sources will work as well.

Just watching Captain America, of all things, and there is a montage of VE celebrations. Since 'regular' German citizens suffered as much at the hands of the nazis as the groups they singled out, was there any sort of general elation or even common celebration on the official surrender? At the risk of breaking subreddit rules, if they did celebrate, do they still celebrate now?

I'm very interested in this topic and want to learn more about it. Anything will help, thanks a lot.

I was chewing the fat with an older gentleman who came into my workplace and we got on the topic of the government. I mentioned that I read an article about the US no longer being a Democracy but instead is an Oligarchy. He agreed and said that the Oligarchy goes all the way back to the Founding Fathers; and how Washington, Edison, Franklin, and the others, chose the best plots of land in the New World and divided it up between them. I was wondering if you guys had any sources or insights to back this up.

I'm a fan of the Total War series and I played both Shogun titles, but I remember reading somewhere that samurai would simply charge into battle at their lord's command. This still doesn't address how the generals operated non-samurai units, though.

There's just so much on nazis searching for ancient knowledge on the hollow earth, powerful rituals, UFOs, etc. Is there any legit sources on this? And how important were this ideas for their plans?

I've been thinking on this a while. The sandwich came around in 18th century Europe. Bread was invented around 30'000 years ago. How did people eat bread during that gap? I kinda feel like this is a stupid question, I may be missing something.

Wikipedia does not have much and I find it facinating.