I'm curious because I find the Second World War fascinating. The topic of Aryanism/race is so interesting, since it's tied directly to the largest war ever, thanks to the Nazis.
I'm curious about their ideologies such as the race one, especially because since reading on my own I've discovered that the whole blonde-blue-eyed thing is merely a misconception of being Aryan. I also read about the Mediterranean, and Alpine peoples.
I'm just curious if someone can please boil this down and make it a bit more simple to understand, since there's a lot of discussed information on the subject.
What promoted the Nazis to believe and follow these racial ideologies?
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Were the Austrians shrewd negotiators or were they isolationist?
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I mean no disrespect to anyone, as I realize that this can be a sensitive topic. My understanding has been that after the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War, sometimes freed slaves would take the names of their former masters. Growing up, I had noticed that a common African American last name is Frasier (or Frazier or Fraser or some variant), which is also the last name of some of my relatives. I know that the Scottish Clan Fraser is one of the larger Scottish Clans and probably had several transplants to America.
Does anyone have any information about the Clan Fraser in America and what the relationship between these families and any Africans (slaves or otherwise) was in the time period surrounding the Civil War?
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From what I understand, the first kings started off as feudal land owners. Knights served as their enforcers and common people paid to live in the land.
How was this a sustainable group dynamic?
Why did people consider kings claim to land/right to give orders legitimate?
Technically, the only people with any real power in this situation would be the knights, with their collective military strength, and the peasants, with their collective ability to work the land. Why all these groups hand over power toward one individual?
Early kings might have maintained their authority just by being the toughest member of whatever group they were heading, but kings' authority generally seems to last even when it is handed down through heredity rather than through merit. Why did people follow them?
If anyone could shed some light on this, I'd be appreciative. I honestly don't get it.
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I'm really interested in getting to know more about the life of the Rajputs of India in pre-colonial times. As far as I have searched, very little information is available on the web, and as I found to my dismay, even Mehrangarh Fort's educational value is severely limited. So, if anyone has an understanding of Rajput India, on any aspect, please contribute. Also, perhaps more in the scope of a reddit post, I'd appreciate a list of books/websites you may have found useful in your studies pertaining to this area and era.
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Arguments and stuff and why should or shouldn't be used. Thank you!
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I am fascinated by the year 1968 and the amount of events that occurred during it, from the Prague Spring to the hippie movement to Mai '68 to The assassinations of RFK, MLK and Rudi Dutschke.
Since I live in a French-speaking country, Mai '68 is part of the social identity, is constantly talked about and has spawned lots of grey mainstream books; but what I know of the other events I have learned on Wikipedia. Do you know what book(s) I could spend my Christmas money on?
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It seems to me that it would have been much better for the Japanese command to have soldiers who wanted to fight for them. If so, why the abuse? Was this a continuation of how earlier Japanese armies treated their soldiers?
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Say I was a assembly line worker at Willow Run in 1944. Where would I go to see a news reel, and how often, And what would it cost?
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Was it a slow process?
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I have watched some of HBO's Rome and noticed many variations in some of the officers helmets. Such as different colored feathers (black, white,red,red&black, etc.). Could anyone perhaps explain to me what these meant? was it a matter of preference? Any feedback on the meaning and different styles of Roman helmets during this time period would be greatly appreciated! thanks!
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Hi All,
I'm writing a book, specifically YA fiction, that takes place in 1912. The gist of the book is that it revolves around a group of treasure hunters that get swept into greater things and events. The reason I'm here is because a large portion of their treasure hunting happens underwater, specifically in a dive suit. The trouble I'm having is that I cannot seem to find anything describing them. A few questions I've been dredging the internet to solve (without luck) include:
How deep, on average, was a dive able to go? The closest I can find seems to be the salvage of the Lusitania in the early-mid 1930s, which was roughly 300 feet (91m) below the surface. How different would this have been from what divers had available to them in 1912?
What specifically went into the makeup of a diving suit? How were they sealed? What materials were used to build them? Why did they include such bulbous parts on the elbows/shoulders like in the model here (I've been using this one as my reference.)? http://intheboatshed.net/2008/07/08/was-dr-who-in-paris-in-the-19th-century/
I do plan on taking some poetic license with the suit in the story, as I want my characters to have that "hero" quality about them, but at the same time I want to stay within the realm of believability; I don't want them going down hundreds of feet if, say, the restriction of the time was somewhere nearer to 50 or 100. Any links or advice you guys could throw my way would be much appreciated, and thanks so much for taking the time to read this!
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