Did they gain any support?

I'm trying to visualise what the "Vampire" and similar systems would look like through the scope. I'm interested in primitive visual display and electronics systems as they developed from the 20s through to the 50s but can never seem to find a good description of what it was like to actually use the first generation of night vision equipment.

I understand that this question may be a little difficult to decipher. Basically, what I'm asking is if when a country released political propaganda, like at Stalingrad for example, whether the Soviet government actually called it propaganda. Was it such a derogatory word as it is now?

Hi, I've been trying to find some numbers for the male/female turn out of the first election in the UK post-suffrage but am not getting very far, any ideas?

Let's assume there is a city heavily dependent on trade--either it sits at a nexus of trade routes or it possesses a large port, for example.

Next, let's assume a plague breaks out inside the city. How does the city respond? Does it try to isolate infected away from markets/ports? Does it still let ships come into harbor and trade caravans come through? Or does trade follow an alternate path for a time, in effect putting the city under quarantine?

Thanks in advance.

As someone who doesn't know a great deal about the westward expansion of the USA, I've never understood how private land was allocated. Could anyone just declare a piece of unclaimed land theirs, or did the land need to be "bought" from the government? What was to stop the first Americans to enter the west claiming massive tracts of land for themselves? Any information would be appreciated.

As this is an editorialised subreddit I thought we could take some time to meet the mods. These are the guys who decide what content lives and what content dies on this subreddit, so perhaps if we met our benevolent editors we could all feel more comfortable with the idea of a history forum being moderated from on high rather than through democratic means. So mods, why not take a minute to introduce yourself, what attracts you to history and why you feel you're a good fit to be our editors?

Having read multiple books regarding the Chinese Revolution, the start of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War seems to be a better fit for the start of World War II rather than the invasion of China. The Marco-Polo Bridge Incident, widely considered the beginning of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War, had far-reaching consequences that are rather under-appreciated by much of the general populace of the West.

This war would initially sway public opinion in the US, and the rest of the allies, against Japan, and eventually cause trade embargoes to be enacted by the allied powers. It can be argued that these embargoes led to an accelerated invasion plan from the Japanese and the eventual attack on Pearl Harbor.

Though it initially did not involve the two largest powers of World War II, this conflict ultimately became the Pacific theater of war for the Americans, who were eventually joined by the Soviets with their invasion and occupation of the Japanese puppet-state, Manchukuo. Given the history of Russo-Japanese relations, even without the agreements of the Tehran Conference, this seemed likely to occur, as their had been numerous Soviet-Japanese border skirmishes in the years preceding.

Is the fact that this is not seen as the start of World War II simply due to the largely Euro-centric historical views taught in American school?

I am writing a historical fiction novel, and my current scene takes place at Wilton Abbey which I know to have existed at that time. But for the life of me I cannot find any records of what an abbey or nunnery would have looked like previous to 1200.

The church is a given, but would it have been in the common compound layout with cloisters to the south, a library and chapter house off the south transept, kitchen and dining hall along the south cloister? Or would it have been more free form? I would think at that time only the church would have been made of stone, if that.

Much appreciative of anyone who can shed some light.

Also, how would nuns accept visitors (in this case, the King of Scotland)? Where would he be brought to speak to the abbess?

The Dutch were moved to Deshima island in Nagasaki harbor in 1641. What was life like for the average Dutchman who worked there? What did they do during the day, and how long did people typically stay at Deshima? What activities did they participate in when they weren't working?

If David Cameron suggested that the fact Ed miliband went to a state school ment he was somehow a worse politician he'd look like an insane snob. Was there a time when you could get away with that sort of thing

Did the Nazi's see them as low as the jews or pretty much the same as the christian's in that region.

I started wondering about this while reading about the Punic wars and I realized I didn't know how to picture them. Were they similar to Romans, modern north africans, or something different?

Hi, this just popped up in my brain and so I thought I'd come and ask.

1. Did knights/warriors ever ask for their sword upon dying, whether on the battlefield or not? (like a deathbed)

2. If this is true, were they buried with the weapon or was it passed on?

I'm talking about gaelic/european warfare, not eastern. Thanks!

Edit: why am I being downvoted? I'm just asking a question

My addiction to alternate history literature has caused some problems, shall we say, at school.

If possible I would like to see what people would recommend for listening. I'd prefer anything from begining dark ages to the enlightenment from Europe to Asia.