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How true is this claim: "...in 1789, 50 percent of the French people did not speak [French] at all, and only 12 to 13 percent spoke it fairly well"?

2955 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Regarding European nationalism, what's the significance of Timothy Snyder's claim that Europe has, by and large, never had nation states?

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Lies My Teacher Told Me: What Do Historians Thinking About this Book, Particularly on the Rediscovery of the Americas

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Some context for this? In 1960, Japanese Prime Minister Kishi "had opposing Diet members forcibly removed from the legislative chamber and rammed through a favorable vote"

28 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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AMA request: Chinese who Bob outsourced his job to

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Rayhāna bint Zayd ibn: Muhammed's wife, or his concubine? Converted to Islam, or didn't?

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Soil liquefaction: What's actually happening, and does capillarity play a role?

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Does ginger actually make you warmer, as claimed by practitioners of traditional Asian medicine?

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Does ginger actually make you warmer, as claimed by practitioners of traditional Asian medicine?

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Anti-icing salts: What's the mechanism of action?

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How true is this claim: "...in 1789, 50 percent of the French people did not speak [French] at all, and only 12 to 13 percent spoke it fairly well"?	2955	AskHistorians
Regarding European nationalism, what's the significance of Timothy Snyder's claim that Europe has, by and large, never had nation states?	35	AskHistorians
Lies My Teacher Told Me: What Do Historians Thinking About this Book, Particularly on the Rediscovery of the Americas	33	AskHistorians
Some context for this? In 1960, Japanese Prime Minister Kishi "had opposing Diet members forcibly removed from the legislative chamber and rammed through a favorable vote"	28	AskHistorians
AMA request: Chinese who Bob outsourced his job to	5	IAmA
Rayhāna bint Zayd ibn: Muhammed's wife, or his concubine? Converted to Islam, or didn't?	3	AskHistorians
Soil liquefaction: What's actually happening, and does capillarity play a role?	3	askscience
Does ginger actually make you warmer, as claimed by practitioners of traditional Asian medicine?	1	askscience
Does ginger actually make you warmer, as claimed by practitioners of traditional Asian medicine?	1	askscience
Anti-icing salts: What's the mechanism of action?	1	askscience