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Are the old Disney movie's portrayal of racial groups (Dumbo's Crows, Peter Pan's Indians, ETC.) Only a modern controversy or did people have problems with them back when they came out too?

4599 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Lincoln didn’t appear on the ballot of ten slave states in 1860. Was this unconstitutional at the time? If not, what’s stopping states from doing it now?

1703 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In many strategy games, Archers are usually virtually defenseless in Melee. How true was this in real life?

387 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Given that the Japanese name for the country is Nippon, where did the western world get the name “Japan” from?

242 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You’re a dragon whose friends with a local king. He asks you to do a favor, pretend to kidnap his daughter and judge if her “rescuers” are kind enough for her hand in marriage.

129 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] The Warhammer Chaos Gods, Khorne, Tzeennch and Slaanesh put aside their differences for one, noble cause: give Nurgle a bath.

104 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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I’m a frontline soldier in pre gunpowder war, about to clash with the other army. How the hell do I tell if we’re winning or not?

85 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I’m a peasant in Medieval times with eye sight problems. How hard would it be to get a vision assistance tool like glasses? If I can’t get those, what can I get to help me?

28 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Recently I learned about Milunka Savić and got curious. How common was it for women to dress up as men and run off to war?

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[EU] Kratos give Atreus “The Talk”

18 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are the old Disney movie's portrayal of racial groups (Dumbo's Crows, Peter Pan's Indians, ETC.) Only a modern controversy or did people have problems with them back when they came out too?	4599	AskHistorians
Lincoln didn’t appear on the ballot of ten slave states in 1860. Was this unconstitutional at the time? If not, what’s stopping states from doing it now?	1703	AskHistorians
In many strategy games, Archers are usually virtually defenseless in Melee. How true was this in real life?	387	AskHistorians
Given that the Japanese name for the country is Nippon, where did the western world get the name “Japan” from?	242	AskHistorians
[WP] You’re a dragon whose friends with a local king. He asks you to do a favor, pretend to kidnap his daughter and judge if her “rescuers” are kind enough for her hand in marriage.	129	WritingPrompts
[WP] The Warhammer Chaos Gods, Khorne, Tzeennch and Slaanesh put aside their differences for one, noble cause: give Nurgle a bath.	104	WritingPrompts
I’m a frontline soldier in pre gunpowder war, about to clash with the other army. How the hell do I tell if we’re winning or not?	85	AskHistorians
I’m a peasant in Medieval times with eye sight problems. How hard would it be to get a vision assistance tool like glasses? If I can’t get those, what can I get to help me?	28	AskHistorians
Recently I learned about Milunka Savić and got curious. How common was it for women to dress up as men and run off to war?	20	AskHistorians
[EU] Kratos give Atreus “The Talk”	18	WritingPrompts