Why did the Soviets mistreat the Jewish people in Russia during and after the Russian revolution?

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1 Answers 2014-02-23

AskHistorians Podcast Episode 003 Discussion Thread - On Human Sacrifice in Mesoamerican Cultures

Episode 003 is up!

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We are trying a slightly new format, with /u/TasfromTAS and /u/idjet reading a series of answers by /u/snickeringshadow on the topic of human sacrifice. The answers were taken from this thread: Were human sacrafices in Mesoamerican societies voluntary or were they slaves? Was it honourable to be sacrificed?

However, please ask any followup questions in this thread. Also feel free to leave any feeback on the format and so on.

/u/snickeringshadow gave me the following as supporting material:

  • Hassig, Ross 1988 Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control
  • Hassig, Ross 1992 War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica
  • Leon-Portilla, Miguel 1963 Aztec Thought and Culture

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Coming up next week: Part One of The Aztec Conquest; an interview with /u/400-Rabbits

8 Answers 2014-02-23

Could the United States be considered an Empire?

2 Answers 2014-02-23

How significant were the British and French in the Pacific theatre of WWII--after Indochina and Malaysia had already fallen?

Britain excluding Australia.

But also, how much did Australia do after the Nazis were defeated?

1 Answers 2014-02-23

Please tell me if I'm wrong, but to me it seems that the Central Powers were justified in WWI because of the murder of Archduke Ferdinand. Is that accurate or were there reasons otherwise?

1 Answers 2014-02-23

Did societies like India and Japan find whiter skin preferable before being introduced (for lack of a better term) to society with predominately white skin?

1 Answers 2014-02-23

Not sure if this is a question I can ask here, but how is Noam Chomsky viewed by historians?

Ive read a few of his books, and he certainly goes pretty deep into his own version of history in them. Seeing as, the guy is a pretty respected thinker, I was wondering what actual historians think of him? I realize that this is not the usual type of question that gets asked here, but I didnt know where else to ask.

3 Answers 2014-02-23

How did the United States develop and advance more than the European powers since its creation?

What reasons were there for the United States to be able to have such a strong economy and industrial power in comparison to the European empires?

2 Answers 2014-02-23

In World War I, who commanded the British soldiers in the trenches and what were their ranks?

This might be a bit specific, but I was wondering who led the common grunt in the trenches. The ones that called cease fire when battle was over, generally commanded everyone, etc.

I found a video here that shows the type I'm talking about. He's in the back before they go over the trench, telling everyone to march forward, don't turn back, what have you.

I am writing something on the battle of the Somme, and know Douglas Haig was involved, but he seems like (from what I read) a higher up that wouldn't be fighting with his men. All I could find in research was that Lieutenant-Colonels were the highest rank in a brigade, but that is too vague for me, and doesn't sound right.

If anyone has any info it's much appreciated!

1 Answers 2014-02-23

Prostitution is referred to as the "world's oldest profession". Why would a male bother to pay for sex during time periods where women had very few rights, when they could simply take what they want free of charge?

3 Answers 2014-02-23

If we have Scotland, England, and Ireland, then why isn't Wales called Welshland?

1 Answers 2014-02-23

Why did the British use gliders to transport troops vs para dropping them like US troops?

Cheaper?

5 Answers 2014-02-23

Was food healthier 100 years ago than it is today?

I hear people talk about how food was "healthier" a long time ago, because it didn't have "all the chemicals" in it that we use today. I recently read an except of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle that talks about the horrendous practices of the meat packing industry in the early 20th Century. So this made me wonder, was food healthier/safer for consumption back then or now?

3 Answers 2014-02-23

When and why did cigarettes replace pipes, cigars, and hookahs as the primary means of consuming tobacco in the world?

1 Answers 2014-02-23

In the oil painting 'The Death of Major Peirson' why is the black soldier wearing a different uniform?

Link to the painting for ease

1 Answers 2014-02-23

Is there an archive that discusses censorship stamps from WWI?

Hi! I am a graduate student working on a WWI diary from my personal collection. I am trying to find information on the censorship stamps that are found in the diary presumably when the soldier was coming back from France. I have a pic of the stamp [here] (http://imgur.com/2zuym3A) I hope there is someone out there to help!

1 Answers 2014-02-23

When did American troops become more numerous than British troops in the Allied army in Europe?

What about air force and navy?

1 Answers 2014-02-23

If I went back 400-500 years ago to England, would their accent sound more like British today or more like American today? In which county did the accent split actually occur?

And an optional follow up question: going back further, what would Shakespeare have sounded like?

3 Answers 2014-02-23

What do the Germans call the name "James" (Disciple of Jesus) and the name "Jacob" (AKA Israel)?

I'm trying to confirm whether they are the same name or not. Apparently, James is a French variation right before English.

1 Answers 2014-02-23

Was there Anti-Vaccination movements in the 1800's?

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1 Answers 2014-02-23

If you were a male in his 20's what type of education and job could you get in the 13th and 14th century in England.

Would type of education and job could you get in the 13th and 14th century in England as a average male in his 20's.

1 Answers 2014-02-23

How did the myth(?) of the Versailles Treaty pushing Germany towards Nazism and WW2 originate, and why is it widespread?

As far as I know, the reparation payments were delayed again and again, and only a tiny fraction was ever paid before the treaty was scrapped, so Germany's major economic troubles can't have been caused by that.

Also, it seems to me that the real problem with the way WW1 was concluded was the lack of an occupying force in Germany that could actually enforce the terms.

What I'm mainly wondering about is this: how did the theory of the Treaty putting Germany on the path to a new and almost justified (from the way many speak of it) war of aggression come to be, and why does it seem to be widespread today?

1 Answers 2014-02-23

How accurate is the claim that the God of Judaism evolved from a god in a polytheistic religion in the middle east? If it is accurate, why is this information not more widely known?

I've read that Yahweh used to be the god of war or thunder (depending on the source) in a polytheistic religion worshipped by ancient Canaanites, but none of my sources backed up their claims with evidence, and this seems very interesting and something I'd like to learn more about.

And it seems that information like this, if true, would be more widely known and used as an argument against the Jewish religions (and the religions that branched off from that such as Christianity and Islam). I actively seek out arguments like this online, but have only seen it used as arguments against the Jewish monotheism a single time without explicitly searching for it.

4 Answers 2014-02-23

What would the average person do for work in a European city in say ~1400-1500?

I was thinking about it and I wasn't really sure what most the people would do for work. Surely there wouldn't be enough room for them all to be farmers out side the city walls, and there couldn't of been a lot stores all competing.

1 Answers 2014-02-23

What were the consequences of the Frankish victory at the Battle of Tours? How might Europe be different today if the Muslims were not defeated?

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