How did the ancients workout?

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What role did the Nazi ideology play in Hitler's rise to power?

Im currently reading about hitlers rise to power, the german economic crisis the second world war. However I rarely see anything about the role of the Nazi ideology in hitlers rise to power.
Was it just Hitler's antisemistic view or was there a purpose behind the ideology?

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In ancient wars of the past (roman ect) and more recent wars, did disease really kill more soldiers than the actual fighting did?

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The events in India during 1857 are known by a handful of different names: The Sepoy Mutiny, The Indian Rebellion of 1857 and even The Indian War of Independence. What, if any, is the most effective description of the uprising and why?

Thank you for your knowledge and time.

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Material culture in the American Revolutionary War?

Hi /r/AskHistorians. I'm working on trying to further my understanding of material culture during the American Revolutionary War, especially amongst the Loyalists. I'm trying to find something a bit more accessible than pure archival records, something along the lines of Jim Mullins' Of Sorts for Provincials which is a treatment of a similar topic during the French and Indian War.

Any leads /r/AskHistorians?

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In yesterday's episode of 'On Point', John Kornblum claims that, following the Cold War, NATO never once made any promise to Russia in regards to eastward expansion. Is there any truth to this?

It has often been cited that NATO promised to not take advantage of Russia's post Cold War weakness. So when NATO proceeded to do just the opposite with countries like Latvia, how Russia might have felt sleighted - hence Crimea - or something like that.

But of course, as indicated in the title, there are people who are arguing that this simply was not the case. I honestly find the counter-claim quite astounding, but the man that says it speaks from a position of authority.

source (circa 19:30)

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Puzzle doors are common feature of ancient temples in fiction. Has there been ANY ancient puzzle door found?

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Non-Americans of Reddit, looking back if you could have would you have voted for Obama? Either or both elections?

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Which mayor mistakes were made by Axis during WW2 North Africa Campaign?

I often wondered why the Axis were so focused of North Africa that they decided to land there instead of going via Turkey/Mid-East to the Arabian Oilfields so i ask it here.

Additionally were there really major mistakes on side of the Allies aswell? How important was the North African Theatre compared to the European/Pacific?

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Why the term civilization is not used in our times often?

Have countries replaced civilizations ?

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What is the current historical understanding of how Native Americans developed corn (maize)?

I was re-reading Charles C. Mann's 1491 the other day, and the question of how maize was developed from teosinte has stuck with me.

In the book, Mann references the fact that no one was quite sure how Indians developed the various species of corn that were widespread in the Americas, given that the ancestor of corn plants (teosinte) has a hard covering over its kernels and produces only a few seeds per plant. Mann's book was most recently updated in 2006, so I'm wondering if there has been any new scholarship on the subject in recent years.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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What was the connection between Osama bin Laden and the US government, prior to 9/11?

I always had thought that he was one of many operatives directly trained by the US government to raise an army to fight the Soviet invaders, but recently I've heard that this was not the case?

I've heard that his main motivation for 9/11 was because non-Muslim soldiers were stationed in Mecca. Is this true?

Apologies if this breaks the 20 year rule! I'm mostly wondering about 1994 and earlier, though.

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Was Liberia a US protectorate?

I have read that Liberia was the only independent country of Africa (after Italy's conquest of Abyssinia).

How would the relationship between the US and Liberia differ from ex. any of the dependencies of the British Empire and Britain?

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How did Putin undo the damage caused by the Yeltsin administration's domestic policies?

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I am a crewmember, sailing with a European explorer. I lead a mutiny against the captain. We take over the ship and leave the captain on a deserted island. What happens next?

edit: Add to the title, "during the age of exploration" , sometime between the 15th and 17th centuries.

  • Do I sail back to my homeland?
  • Do I just lie and report that the captain died of natural causes?
  • Do I get arrested? Am I tried for murder?
  • Do I owe money to the investors or king?
  • Do I continue to write in the captain's logbook?
  • Do I still get paid for my work on the ship?
  • Do I report to the investors or king and tell them about lands discovered?
  • Do I give away the samples of plants/animals we've gathered, or do I just keep them as souvenirs?
  • Who gets to keep the boat?

Henry Hudson comes to mind when I think of this situation, but I know there have been other mutinies as well.

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How long would slavery in the United States continue without the Civil War?

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Having recently seen the Disney movie Frozen, I was curious, given the setting, what time period was it likely set in?

I know that there isn't always a set time period for Disney movies, but even a rough approximation for this would be great. Thanks! I've been curious about this for a while.

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Are there any reasons why historic Asian sailing ships looked so differently from the sailing ships of the rest of the world?

The design of many early century sloops from Asia seemed so different from the ships common through out the rest of the world. I've always found the hull designs beautiful works of art, but it seems the sails have a common feature of being stacked square shapes, colorful, and for lack of a better term "window-blind" like. I have a great appreciation of all tall ships, but I've always wondered why Western ships didn't seem to influence the ship designs of early Asian countries like China, Japan, and Korea.

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Was Europe in the 18th c. mainly Catholic?

I'm focussing on England. It's just a quick question in passing.

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The Christian God is often depicted as an older, White, bearded man. Where did this image come from and why did it become popular?

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Could Julius Caesar or Scipio Africanus have "saved" Rome?

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What did citizens of the Roman Empire think about their Republican past?

What would a citizen during the principate period think about the Republic? Did this change during the dominate? From what I understand, Augustus did a good job of veiling the erosion of the Republic, but did imperial propaganda last after his death?

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Is there a connection between apocalyptic movements, eschatology in early christianity, and the "evil" "satan"?

Inspired by what I think might be a gap in the answers to this question, I wanted to know from those who study early christianity exactly how the devil became the devil. Why is the Christian scripture satan so different from him of the Jewish tradition?
My guess from what I have learned (in cursory fashion over the years) is that eschatology had much to do with the shifting Satan. Apocalpytic anxiety and fear lends itself to questions of judgment and hells. We see this in Chinese Buddhist and Daoist movements of the same period (1st-5th centuries CE) as christian movements. So, did eschatology help define the new Satan and hell that emerged with Christianity?

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What influence did anarchist immigrants, like Emma Goldman, have in the United States?

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Why did Nazis shave people's heads at Treblinka and the other Reinhard Camps?

If it was to prevent lice... why would they do that to people they planned on gassing immediately?

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