From what I've understood all the way through British and German engagements in WW2, despite often having better/more tanks, the British didn't perform that well. Perhaps not until they started using lots of Shermans etc...

If I'm not entirely incorrect here, was this more due to doctrine? numbers? etc...

Seems every controversy, even when there really isn't one, ends in -gate, Bridgegate, Spygate, Bengazigate, etc.

What was the term used before Watergate? Or was there none?

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As a followup, why do men carry money in wallets? Was there a time when what we consider purses were gender neutral or popular for men?

Although all answers are welcome, I am specifically asking in regards to American (USA) society.

I am doing research for an exam about main events that divided the Arab and Jewish communities of Palestine prior to the Arab/Israeli war of 1948. I am stuck on this topic...

I have gathered that it was a small percent of land (6-7% of Palestine) that was purchased by the Zionists from Arab absentee land owners. Why would Arabs sell land to the Jews when they knew of the Balfour Declaration and that the Zionists were trying to establish their own national homeland in Palestine?

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"Land acquired during the mandate was usually made into kibbutzim or moshavim. The Jews hoped to avoid the creation of a Jewish landlord class exploiting a landless Arab peasantry, but land purchases often led to the eviction of Arab peasants. It is important to remember that all the land purchased in the mandate period was legally purchased, and much of it was swamp or marshland or was otherwise uninhabited."

This is from 'A History of The Arab-Israeli Conflict' 6th Edition, Ian J. Bickerton, Carla L. Klausner.

I am very new to all of this so please enlighten me if what I have said is incorrect.

Thanks

I've tried to google it up, but there were no answers.

I almost feel like this should go on /r/conspiracy so won't be surprised if this gets down voted to hell (edit: ah no down votes subreddit), but human history being so riddled with warfare and shady dealings and I would like to know if there has ever been credible evidence that mercenary companies and the arms industry has ever set off a conflict, or possibly even industries I am not considering. This would seem really conspiracy like if I hadn't read about others things like big root beer pushing prohibition and other such strange ways business operate.

There are plenty of parties who benefit from warfare, so to me it would seem unsurprising to find some of them are actively involved in creating conflict. I figured that I would ask here in hopes to see if there is any legitimate reason to believe this, or if its just theory that shouldn't be thought of as much more.

Lenin and the Bolsheviks had "All power to the soviets!" as a slogan. What the heck is that, who got to decide their composition, and how did they "unify?"

For example, when Jerusalem fell, how long did it take for the Christians on the other side of the world (ej: London or Paris) to know? Since it was a primitive way of sending messages. (Sorry for my english, still haven't perfected it).

Driving through Stamford Bridge today, I found myself musing that we always see this battle from an English perspective as an unwelcome distraction to King Harold before Hastings - but the Norwegian King, Harald Hardraade, was killed and I would imagine many other high-ranking Scandinavians.

I'd like to hear answers for any time or country during the Middle Ages.

I'm interested in roads and transportation, so whenever I read history I look for these things. WWII history is very accessible, so that's where I'm most well read. I'm struck by the contrast between Operation Market Garden ("a bridge too far") and the Japanese Invasion of Singapore (who needs roads when you've got bicycle infantry?). Sometimes it sounds as though there are a very finite number of invasion routes that all parties know about, but other times the situation seems more wide open.

So, what are some examples of invasions where the roads/transportation network made a significant impact?

question is simple but i don't understand it,

Why did Emperor Hirohito not commit Seppuku? A good bit of Generals did in defending japan but he did not.

would it considered honorable for an Emperor to commit Seppuku? have any done it?

Reading 'Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945' by Andrew Roberts and he makes a comment about Eisenhower, how he displayed no loyalty to those who helped him. According to the book, at the height of McCarthyism, George Marshall faced of accusation of selling out to, and being soft on the Soviets. Eisenhower didn't defend his mentor. Instead he scratched some lines from a speech defending Marshall and praising his patriotism. This is the first time I've come across this side of Eisenhower's character. Can someone please expand upon this?

I know well enough about the architecture, art and music created during this time, but I have trouble finding much about actual literature that was created by scholars during the reign of Charlemagne. I know Wikipedia mentions reforms and efforts for teaching, but not much outside of that.