/u/J2quared's posts in /r/AskHistorians
The United States went to war to fight the Nazis, all while doing so with a segregated military. Did no one point out the irony in this?
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What was life for Nigerians prior to their independence from the British? How high of a station could a colonial Nigerian get in life?
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Dante redefined our concept of hell. What was the previous school of thought on Judeo-Christian hell before Dante?
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How "easy" would it have been for me to accuse my wife of being crazy and get her locked up in the 19th and 20th century.
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When captured Africans were sold as slaves to the Europeans, did the African slavers think they would be assimilated into Europeans society after a few generations?
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How did Tupac Shakur go from the son of Black Panthers, performing in Shakespeare's plays to one of the most quintessential faces of gangster rap and inner-city violence?
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Did Napoleon have difficulty talking to his generals and public speaking with his thick Corsican accent? + bonus question
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Historically, why has U.S. military causalities been relatively small compared to our allies? Is it doctrine, because we entered wars "late", better equipment?
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