/u/ajuga_pyramidalis's posts in /r/askhistorians
Someone here in AH mentioned that they think that future historians will view WWI, WWII and the Cold War as one gigantic conflict or process. What is that conflict about? What's the theme?
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What did survivors of Nazi Germany think of the campaign to free the war criminals in the Spandau Prison for humanitarian reasons?
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What went down between Plato and Socrates? Also, how has the Christian world handled "Symposium"? It's literally one of the queerest things I have ever read
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When did Americans start to think of their international military interventions as "protecting our freedom" rather than simply serving American interests? And what has "freedom" historically meant in this context?
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What's the origin of the feminist Venus symbol with a raised fist? Is it supposed to imply Black Power? Or anarchism? Or something else?
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History of the morality of war: when did people (Americans?) start to separate a soldier's actions in war from his "true self"?
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Did the German military in WWII already have an unusually destructive culture, independent of the recent influence of Nazi ideology and propaganda? Was it a common worldview at the time that wars necessarily must be insanely destructive?
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How have history classes (in primary and secondary education) changed during the 20th century in Europe?
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How have Western gender stereotypes of scientific fields changed over time? For example, math is perceived as very masculine today while more hands-on fields often are considered more feminine, but I have heard of far more historical female mathematicians than natural philosophers.
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