/u/Comrade-Chernov's posts in /r/AskHistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

The German language has a reputation of being clunky, using many large words to convey even simple meanings. Did this ever hinder German military communications with things like Morse code, letters, etc.? Or did they use a lot of abbreviation?

4 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did nobles/people living in 8th-10th century England consider themselves simultaneously Angle and Saxon? Was the idea of Anglo-Saxon developed by then?

4 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did Japanese samurai ever serve as mercenaries, as many European knights did?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

For how long did pre-Civil War South Carolina restrict its citizens from partaking in national elections?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Where does gunpowder come from, how easy/difficult is it to produce in large quantities, and if it was difficult to do so, how were European states able to use it so much in their weaponry for centuries?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did the Nazis consider themselves "white"? What is the relation between Aryan supremacism and white supremacism?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What would the economy of a town (~1,000 people) in the Midlands look like c.1500? What professions would be located there, and what goods would come from there?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In the context of the English Civil War, what is the difference between a "Tertia" and a "Brigade"?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

The First and Second World Wars are often depicted in media as having muddy, gritty, rainy battlefields. How true is this? What were the weather patterns like in Europe in this time period?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How accurate/trustworthy were Robert Conquest's sources in the Black Book of Communism?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The German language has a reputation of being clunky, using many large words to convey even simple meanings. Did this ever hinder German military communications with things like Morse code, letters, etc.? Or did they use a lot of abbreviation?	4
Did nobles/people living in 8th-10th century England consider themselves simultaneously Angle and Saxon? Was the idea of Anglo-Saxon developed by then?	4
Did Japanese samurai ever serve as mercenaries, as many European knights did?	3
For how long did pre-Civil War South Carolina restrict its citizens from partaking in national elections?	3
Where does gunpowder come from, how easy/difficult is it to produce in large quantities, and if it was difficult to do so, how were European states able to use it so much in their weaponry for centuries?	3
Did the Nazis consider themselves "white"? What is the relation between Aryan supremacism and white supremacism?	3
What would the economy of a town (~1,000 people) in the Midlands look like c.1500? What professions would be located there, and what goods would come from there?	3
In the context of the English Civil War, what is the difference between a "Tertia" and a "Brigade"?	3
The First and Second World Wars are often depicted in media as having muddy, gritty, rainy battlefields. How true is this? What were the weather patterns like in Europe in this time period?	3
How accurate/trustworthy were Robert Conquest's sources in the Black Book of Communism?	3