If we were to somehow give a 10th century monk a Budweiser, how would that go over? What about a craft beer that aficionados consider "good" nowadays?

Same questions for wine, if anyone has any insight.

Did they have to pay any war reparations, and what was their opinion on the "Big Four" (USA, GB, France, Italy) and the war reparations they should pay?

edit: Also, does Japan have anything to say about Self-Determination in WW1?

My friend claims Lincoln was a warmonger and that we should have let the south split from the union.

I'm not sure if "directional language" is the phrase I'm looking for.

I will be writing a twenty page research paper on a topic of American history which took place in the period of 1789-1877, but I am having trouble picking a topic that is both interesting and something one could develop an arguable thesis around. There would also have to be a good deal of primary sources on the topic which are easily accessible. Finding a topic/event that has a good deal of primary sources pertaining to it available but is also something I could develop an arguable idea on is my chief concern.

Are there any topics that fit that bill you might recommend I look into? Thanks so much for your help.

I've been trying to figure out what adaptations Christianity underwent when missionaries came over to try and convert the Native Americans and have been unable to find much. Other questions include:

• What kind of changes did the missionaries make to the details of the religion and its history to get the natives interested?
• If any major changes were made, how did those affect the religion both in the New World and across the world?

I did a little rudimentary research and what I more questions than answers.

I've seen a lot of paintings from the 10th and 11th century of kings and queens and they're extremely primitive. Compared to portraits of even King Henry the VIII these portraits were practically stick figures. I have some questions about the time.

Did these Monarchs have as much political power as kings 500 years after them?

Did they have am large amount of pull in the citizens daily life?

Were people nationalistic? Did they call themselves British and associate themselves with their king?

We're doing a debate in APUS History tomorrow on this topic and I am arguing that the US was justified. My specific role is to ask questions to poke holes in the other sides arguments. So far, my only question is "What alternative could the US have taken to end the war unconditionally, and how would the alternative compare in terms of both American and Japanese deaths?"

Specifically I was wondering about areas such as Asia and Africa and the common armour/protection they would use. This could be common for the average soldier or common for high class (if these areas are similar in ways such as not every soldier was a respected knight in plate).

Thanks for the help!

I know that the people who now live in England are descendants of the Saxons. So what did the native Welsh, Scotts, Picts, etc. look like? Did they look basically the same as other Western Europeans at the time? Would the Saxons have looked radically different to them?

I know that a lot of people didn't have the free time or the means to work out. But what about the upper class who didn't have to perform manual labor. What would they do to exercise? Use rocks? Sports? Sparring? Did they have some type of ancient gym? Or were people not preoccupied with having muscular bodies like they are today and content with themselves?

It seems every time I hear about a unification of Germany it is always a re-unification. How many unifications have there been and when was the first?

There are many cases where the jews were sent back to Germany because foreign countries did not accept them. If you could answer why they sent them back (either France UK or the US) and if they could have done more I would be extremely grateful.

Let's assume I have almost no background knowledge on the history of the 'old world' - Europe, the Near East, etc. Where should I start to learn about it? Are there any good books to check out, and in any specific order?

P.S.: Not really certain this question fits with others in this subreddit, but I felt that it was a good one to ask a historian.

I fancy myself as somewhat knowledgable about WW2. But when I think about the the U.S's island hopping strategy in the Pacific during WW2, I realize I don't know nearly as much as I like to think I do.

In asking my question, I think I making some assumptions that aren't accurate. For example,

*The U.S. strategy in the Pacific from 1942-1945 was to put as many bombers over Japan as possible. This required airfields that could reach the Japanese home islands.

*There are other places closer to the Japanese mainland from which appropriately sized airfields could be built (glancing at a map, anything across the sea of Japan would suffice).

*I"m also assuming that Russia was our ally and that they controlled at least some of this land.