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The KKK is known primarily as a white supremacist and anti-Catholic terror organization, but it was a huge political force as well. Did the KKK take positions on things like the construction of railroads, unions, education spending, and other more "normal" parts of politics?

2448 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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To what extent was there "ethnic" discrimination in ancient Rome? Was there a period where there would have been signs similar to the "No Irish" signs in 19th c. America?

2006 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the Antebellum South, what was life like for slaves who were too old to work, or who had been crippled and were unable to work?

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I've heard of Operation Unthinkable, what would have been a combined American-British invasion of the USSR after WWII. Did the Soviets have any similar plans for an immediate invasion of Western Europe?

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We often see the roaring twenties from the perspective of the Northeast US. What was the roaring twenties like in rural parts of the US?

698 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the Hornblower series, Royal Navy series don't fish for provision. Is this an accurate depiction, and if so, why didn't the Navy fish for their food more often?

548 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Someone recently told me that the reason Mexican food is so good is because the Aztec and other empires had royal courts with highly developed culinary cultures. What do we know about pre-Columbian high food culture?

303 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The KKK is known primarily as a white supremacist and anti-Catholic terror organization, but it was a huge political force as well. Did the KKK take positions on things like the construction of railroads, unions, education spending, and other more "normal" parts of politics?

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How were consumer goods marketed in the Soviet Union? Were there television advertisements or catalogs?

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It's well-established that the Soviet Union was not as good as the West in terms of producing consumer products, but were there any goods that the USSR was considered excellent at making?

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The KKK is known primarily as a white supremacist and anti-Catholic terror organization, but it was a huge political force as well. Did the KKK take positions on things like the construction of railroads, unions, education spending, and other more "normal" parts of politics?	2448	AskHistorians
To what extent was there "ethnic" discrimination in ancient Rome? Was there a period where there would have been signs similar to the "No Irish" signs in 19th c. America?	2006	AskHistorians
In the Antebellum South, what was life like for slaves who were too old to work, or who had been crippled and were unable to work?	1889	AskHistorians
I've heard of Operation Unthinkable, what would have been a combined American-British invasion of the USSR after WWII. Did the Soviets have any similar plans for an immediate invasion of Western Europe?	1104	AskHistorians
We often see the roaring twenties from the perspective of the Northeast US. What was the roaring twenties like in rural parts of the US?	698	AskHistorians
In the Hornblower series, Royal Navy series don't fish for provision. Is this an accurate depiction, and if so, why didn't the Navy fish for their food more often?	548	AskHistorians
Someone recently told me that the reason Mexican food is so good is because the Aztec and other empires had royal courts with highly developed culinary cultures. What do we know about pre-Columbian high food culture?	303	AskHistorians
The KKK is known primarily as a white supremacist and anti-Catholic terror organization, but it was a huge political force as well. Did the KKK take positions on things like the construction of railroads, unions, education spending, and other more "normal" parts of politics?	214	AskHistorians
How were consumer goods marketed in the Soviet Union? Were there television advertisements or catalogs?	144	AskHistorians
It's well-established that the Soviet Union was not as good as the West in terms of producing consumer products, but were there any goods that the USSR was considered excellent at making?	64	AskHistorians