/u/dysrhythmic's posts in /r/AskHistorians
How can I, an average guy without huge amounts of historical knowledge, learn the truth when the subject is controversial and heavily influenced by propaganda?
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Why Germany went to 2 wars, became Nazi and then became so rich? What book, articles or posts can I read to understand basics relatively quickly? List of questions that bother me inside.
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Why were horses so unaffordable compared to mules and donkeys for most of the history? Why did horses then become far more popular just before machines took over?
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How exactly were armour and weapons (that we associate with being) used by samurai suited to their way of waging warfare? What would make European plate armour less useful in Japan than in Europe?
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Can we trace rules of today's martial arts to their roots? For example why is Judo or Wrestling based on pinning the opponent in their back? Does that have roots in warfare?
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Is there any valid historical reason for antisemitism or is it all simply a matter of finding a scapegoat?
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What has driven Japanese and European fencing to be so differen even when very similar types of weapons are used?
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