I keep reading and hearing about all these forward-thinking research projects that were being pursued in Nazi Germany, many of which were picked up by the Soviets and the United States. What was driving all this advanced research?

Is it as black and white of a question as that, or is there more grey area than I'm allowing for?

So far the count is:

Tumbledown Dick mountains;

• Peru
• Gilead
• Brookfiekld, N.H

Tumbledown Dick Head;

• Washington

Tumbledown mountain

• Weld

I do know that "Tumbledown Dick" is a insulting nickname for the lord protector of Britain, Richard Cromwell. What I can't figure out is why so many spots on this side of the pond are named that.

Was Greece considered a colony of the Ottoman Empire? Or were they something else?

The series is very unclear about this. It seems to be some sort of state-sanctioned gang, conducting murders and running brothels - at one point they're tasked by Augustus and Mark Antony with killing a whole bunch of men that could warn Brutus of their alliance. The series takes a lot of liberties with history so it might not have been a real thing, but I'm curious to see if it was. The leader is referred to as a Captain, but I think in Latin that just means 'head' or 'leader'.

I've been very curious lately as to where our time scale comes from, what it was truly based on, who started using that scale, and how it spread to apparently becoming globally accepted? If the time scale was supposedly based on the year of Christ's birth, why did other countries, predominated by other religions, also start using it? How, if at all, has it evolved over the centuries, and is it as practical as most of us view it?

Also, how would people in my home country perceive me?

Also curious as to how long I can stay legally, and if the US government would try to cause problems for me.

Bonus points if you can answer what would Native Americans would go though.

I know a lot of Jews lost all their money when it was seized in different European banks during the war. I am wondering what they retained after WWII.

I would assume the majority of people with this medical condition would be precluded from military service, but a friend and I were wondering if in such a time of need they were allowed to serve?

As the title says, every history book and space documentary always discusses the contributions of Renaissance and Enlightenment European astronomers to our understanding of space; but I've consistently heard of the great mathematical and astronomical understanding of non-European scientists. Despite that, I have rarely ever heard of any real astronomers or mathematicians outside of Europe and their contributions to our understanding of space.

I know the Mayans, Persians, and Indians had a solid understanding of the stars and their movements with which they made complex calendars, developed Algebra, etc but they are conspicuously left completely out in the discussion of man's discovery of a heliocentric solar system, elliptical orbits, et al. Is this another instance of Euro-Centric revisionist history or were most serious discoveries about the movement of stars, planets, and the earth legitimately made by Europe?

Who would fight with the most ferocity? Who would treat captured soldiers the worst? How likely is it I am going to see my native country again? What does the average soldier know about his destination before his arrival?

Basically, what are the geographical, political, social, and economic reasons for a city to form when and where it does?

I'm trying to get a better understanding on that time period of America, and I feel like watching something on it could really help me out.

I understand the Roman conversion played a major role in the west, but why not a Persian conversion? Or an Indian one on the same scale?