/r/AskHistorians

Title	Upvotes	Author
[META] American historians who are also parents: how do you address errors and gross oversimplifications presented to your kids as historical fact in school? Do you ever bring it up with teachers? Do you address it with your kids, and if so, how-- without 'undermining' the authority of the teacher?	4762	cuthman99
The first Harry Potter movie, with a budget of $125 Million, began production just two years after the first book by a completely unknown British author was first published. How did the Harry Potter series explode in popularity so incredibly quickly compared to other similar book series?	4762	Notmiefault
Is it true that China could have found and colonized America first but they stopped voyaging because it was deemed too expensive, or for other reasons?	4757	benjaminikuta
When and why did people drop the word "atomic" in terms such as "atomic power", "atomic weapons" etc, and replace "atomic" with "nuclear"?	4756	TheSanityInspector
In a TED-Ed video circulating on Facebook, they claim that, "Businessmen and intellectuals, wanting to be on the right side of public opinion, endorsed Hitler. They assured themselves, and each other, that his more extreme rhetoric was only for show." Is this claim accurate?	4755	Ytiradilos
"This. Isn’t. Sparta.” by historian Bret Devereaux argues that Sparta was a horrible place to live, had poorly educated citizens, was militarily mediocre, culturally stagnant, and was ruled by elites who were pretty crappy too. Anything inaccurate in that assessment?	4745	RusticBohemian
If Mulan did what she did in ancient China,what would have actually happened to her when they found out she was a female?	4733	blackrose2007
I was surprised to find out that apparently Mussolini was an avid reader and even considered an intellectual by some contemporaries – whereas today I feel he is often seen as quite simple-minded. How did this image change take place after the war? Has his image even changed at all?	4733	Ramihyn
When did taking shots of alcohol become part of drinking culture?	4728	bobtheghost33
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