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How were nations able to increase the literacy rate in the early 20th century so effectively?

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How did Thomas Jefferson reconcile his incredible language in the Declaration of Independence with being a slave owner? How can/could he espouse these incredible ideals and yet hold slaves? Was there ever a stated rationality that he propounded?

263 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What is the accepted evaluation of why Europe rose out of the Middle Ages into the Renaissance? Why didn't it happen earlier? Why was there suddenly an interest in old texts?

100 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" still considered accurate considering historical excavations, findings, and new evidence of the fall of the Roman Empire? Is it considered outdated?

89 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why didn't Constantinople have cannons/gunpowder during the Fall of Constantinople? There are references to western Europe having cannons as early as the Siege of Orléans in 1429.

79 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Are there major books and works of literature that have been lost in history that were widely cited? For example, has something on the level of Moby Dick or Pride and Prejudice or Tale of Two Cities been lost? Or are the many books major - but not the biggest of the major ones?

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Why did the first successful communist revolution occur in mostly agrarian Russia instead of more industrialized countries, such as UK/Germany/France?

62 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did the concept of ownership arise in the world? How was the concept of private property separate from this?

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Are bird/whale (animals in general) songs learned or genetically programed? IOW, are animal songs the same in captivity as nature?

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Was there homelessness in the Soviet Union?

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How were nations able to increase the literacy rate in the early 20th century so effectively?	668	AskHistorians
How did Thomas Jefferson reconcile his incredible language in the Declaration of Independence with being a slave owner? How can/could he espouse these incredible ideals and yet hold slaves? Was there ever a stated rationality that he propounded?	263	AskHistorians
What is the accepted evaluation of why Europe rose out of the Middle Ages into the Renaissance? Why didn't it happen earlier? Why was there suddenly an interest in old texts?	100	AskHistorians
Is Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" still considered accurate considering historical excavations, findings, and new evidence of the fall of the Roman Empire? Is it considered outdated?	89	AskHistorians
Why didn't Constantinople have cannons/gunpowder during the Fall of Constantinople? There are references to western Europe having cannons as early as the Siege of Orléans in 1429.	79	AskHistorians
Are there major books and works of literature that have been lost in history that were widely cited? For example, has something on the level of Moby Dick or Pride and Prejudice or Tale of Two Cities been lost? Or are the many books major - but not the biggest of the major ones?	71	AskHistorians
Why did the first successful communist revolution occur in mostly agrarian Russia instead of more industrialized countries, such as UK/Germany/France?	62	AskHistorians
How did the concept of ownership arise in the world? How was the concept of private property separate from this?	50	AskHistorians
Are bird/whale (animals in general) songs learned or genetically programed? IOW, are animal songs the same in captivity as nature?	43	askscience
Was there homelessness in the Soviet Union?	41	AskHistorians