At the beginning of the war, which was the initial plan (before Franco became Generalísimo) of the nationalists for Spain after they defeated the Republic? Did they wanted to restore the monarchy, transform the republic or begin another dictatorship?

I mean, the Europeans were coming from far away, buying people in bulk, and then sailing away with them, never to be seen again. Did they know that the people being sold were being sent to the Americas? What did they think the Europeans were doing with all those people?

I was looking through a few old threads and it seems that sengoku era armies had a pretty low number of archers, even before muskets became wide spread.

Why is that? Were sengoku era archers not effective the way english longbows were?

I know that samurai were mounted archers, but it seems that sengoku era armies never had large amounts of foot archers the way other cultures did, it was mostly spearmen. And it seems that at some point, sengoku era cavalry started to switch to the spear for charges instead of mounted archery (I think Takeda Shingen popularized that?).

Jamestown was settled in 1607 I think. I know they were there for gold, but by 1609-1610 they'd been there for 2 or 3 winters. Why did they not prepare for winter; why rely on trade with the (less than friendly) locals after several years of settlement? Surely it was realised at the time that it was an unsustainable way to survive.

When I was a young child growing up in the late '70s and early '80s, the elementary-equivalent school I attended (built in the 1950s) was spacious, with detached classrooms, large playing fields, and no internal hallways. There was a strong emphasis on outdoor learning: we had classes outside on the grass and a great deal of emphasis on being outside whenever possible.

To what extent (if any) did the principles of that mode of education bear the scars, or reflect the lessons, of the worldwide polio epidemic before there was a vaccine? Did school architects and education departments and administrators take polio into account when they designed new buildings? If so, when did those kinds of lessons start to fade from public consciousness?

There is a sudden shift in portrayal in many of these famous fairy tales.

The Disney versions are more fairy-like, colourful and optimistic and child-like, but the originals are often more cruel or even heartbreaking, especially that these stories were meant to have moral themes for the children who were reading them.

Like in the Little Mermaid, the mermaid commits suicide, or in Pinocchio, it was originally intended to end with Pinocchio being hanged for his misbehaviours, or unlike in the Jungle Book, Mowgli kills the tiger and even becomes ostracized by the nearby village and destroys it entirely out of revenge, or Sleeping Beauty was actually raped and impregnated by a monarch while she was sleeping.

Lots of famous fairy tales have this same theme, even the Grimms brothers ones which sounds like unfairy-like.

So how come these original versions where more gruesome even though they were intended to be made for children?

How did these stories shift to a more light-hearted setting as time progressed?

I read a post elsewhere on Reddit where some of the comments asserted that, at the start of the war, the Confederacy had a significant advantage in the quality of its generals. Allegedly, all of the West Point graduates with experience commanding infantry sided with the Confederates, leaving the Union with officers who knew logistics and supply lines rather than how to command troops on a tactical level.

Is this a fair assessment of the relative capabilities of the generals on both sides of the Civil War at its outset?

I'm currently watching "The Plot Against America" which posits a counterfactual world where Charles Lindbergh ran against FDR in the 1940 election.

It seems plausible that Charles Lindbergh would have sought the nomination that year, but why didn't he?

Please also note that I have read "The American Axis: Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of the Third Reich" by Max Wallace some time ago. Perhaps I am forgetting some crucial argument!

Many Japanese had settled in occupied parts of China, Korea, and Taiwan. What happened to them after Japan surrendered? Did most stay on and integrate into society or were they kicked out/flee?

As a bonus, many what happened to the wives and children of Japanese soldiers in these 3 countries?

I'm really big on geography and climate. San Diego, southern city in California, is at the start of a much more arid and dry climate as you go south from Santa Barbara, LA, etc.

The border is based on where the Spanish had Baja and Alta California before the U.S. took control, right?

Specifically, I want to know: Why is this where the border was declared? On a slope (not directly E-W), and did the climates have something to do with it (did Alta California have the 'better' weather in a sense)

Thanks!

Were English children from military families born in India in the 19 century sent to England for an education?

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I just finished watching a fascinating documentary by Lucy Worsley, If Walls Could Talk- The History of the Home, all about bathrooms throughout the ages.

In it, she mentions that contrary to popular belief, medieval people bathed quite regularly in public bathhouses.

My question is, if people were indeed keeping themselves quite clean, why do historians say the plague spread because of lack of hygiene. Was it because the bathhouses were public places, because of a lack of hygiene at home, or simply a result of overcrowding?

Looking forward to hearing some answers and I'm sorry if this seems like a silly question. Thank you!

hello I’ve been having issues understanding the Republican and Democratic flip of the 1960s and 70s and maybe late 50s. i’m trying to wrap my head around the main reason why Democrats and Republicans flipped. like I’m not sure what changed about each party including economic policy and racial policy, thank you

Africa was exploited by European nations for it's vast natural resources, but as far as I can tell Europeans did not move to Africa and settle there like they did in the America's. Why is this?

How did the Americans, Canadians, Australians, etc view the indigenous populations? Were their views similar, or different? Did they view them as just a nuisance? As sub-human, or just uncivilised? Would they feel any remorse or pity for them? Did their opinions change over time, though the various generations, or did they stay the same? What were their different policies for dealing with them?

I was browsing the web and I came across the term, I'm currently trying to learn all about religions and their origins and it would be greatly appreciated if someone can explain this to me