/u/georgiaraisef's posts in /r/askhistorians
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What did the people of Gdańsk about different countries claiming them and were they ok with the name of their city being changed from Danzig?
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I read a book written by an American author in the 1920s or 1930s that referred to a flashlight as a torch. When did Americans stop referring to flashlights as torches and why?
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Can any historians please talk about how it seems like a lot of the horrible acts that became more common place in the 1500s is often times mis-attributed to the Middle Ages?
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I have two related questions. 1. What is a good book in English about the Cathar movement and the subsequent crusade? 2. Why did reverent catholic Peter II of Aragon ally with the Cathars?
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle in world history and was waged across vast distances over 3 day’s. How did the navies coordinate and how successful was that coordination?
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I learned that there were massive forced migrations after World War II among ethnic groups in Central and Eastern Europe that left millions of people dead. Are these considered casualties of WWII? Was there any international recourse against the countries that mismanaged these peoples’ movements?
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