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Between 1945 and 1949, the Netherlands and Indonesia went to war over Indonesian independence. US and British forces were involved, and there were approx 200,000 casualties, before Indonesia finally prevailed. Why is this conflict so obscure? What were the consequences in East Asia?

405 upvotes • ajbrown141

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In the book Moby Dick, Ishmael uses “shillings” “pence” and “pounds” to buy things while in Massachusetts. Is it accurate that Americans would still have been using British money in the 1820s? If so, why?

405 upvotes • squibblededoo

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How did people deal with sunburns before the modern era? What measures did people resort to in the past to prevent it?

405 upvotes • Unnatural_Fruit

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Car seatbelts were invented after ww2. What was the people's reaction?

405 upvotes • Altmer934

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I am currently reading Simms "Hitler" and it is giving me such a new picture of Hitler that I am starting to get skeptical. I see on Wikipedia that his previous work has been criticized by Richard Evans. Should I be skeptical? And how is a layperson to tell?

405 upvotes • Suttreee

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Did anyone ever recognize the damage that “The Cage” was doing to the Ottoman Empire?

405 upvotes • historynerd11

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AMA: Scottish Highland Immigrant Communities in North America

405 upvotes • gaelicmichael

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During its 10 years as an independent country, how much international recognition did Texas have?

405 upvotes • LovecraftsDeath

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Why is African history outside of Egypt and north Africa so poorly understood?

405 upvotes • Juub1990

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How did historical Christians justify their prejudice toward Jews? Jesus was a Jew, who was passionately against the persecution of Jews, but the Christians seemed to think they were working in his name. It doesn’t make much sense to me.

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Between 1945 and 1949, the Netherlands and Indonesia went to war over Indonesian independence. US and British forces were involved, and there were approx 200,000 casualties, before Indonesia finally prevailed. Why is this conflict so obscure? What were the consequences in East Asia?	405	ajbrown141
In the book Moby Dick, Ishmael uses “shillings” “pence” and “pounds” to buy things while in Massachusetts. Is it accurate that Americans would still have been using British money in the 1820s? If so, why?	405	squibblededoo
How did people deal with sunburns before the modern era? What measures did people resort to in the past to prevent it?	405	Unnatural_Fruit
Car seatbelts were invented after ww2. What was the people's reaction?	405	Altmer934
I am currently reading Simms "Hitler" and it is giving me such a new picture of Hitler that I am starting to get skeptical. I see on Wikipedia that his previous work has been criticized by Richard Evans. Should I be skeptical? And how is a layperson to tell?	405	Suttreee
Did anyone ever recognize the damage that “The Cage” was doing to the Ottoman Empire?	405	historynerd11
AMA: Scottish Highland Immigrant Communities in North America	405	gaelicmichael
During its 10 years as an independent country, how much international recognition did Texas have?	405	LovecraftsDeath
Why is African history outside of Egypt and north Africa so poorly understood?	405	Juub1990
How did historical Christians justify their prejudice toward Jews? Jesus was a Jew, who was passionately against the persecution of Jews, but the Christians seemed to think they were working in his name. It doesn’t make much sense to me.	405	[deleted]