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If the Anglo Saxons largely came to Britain from what is now Denmark, why weren’t the Danes who invaded England a few centuries later the same people as them?

2281 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why have humans been around for 200,000 years, yet the oldest known civilisation, the Sumerians, only existed 6000 years ago?

601 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When Europeans traded with India before British rule, did they ever describe India as being multiple countries and reference the different countries there? Or did they always just refer to the whole of India as one thing?

149 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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During WW2, how did the colonies of colonial powers such as France and the Netherlands, feel about their colonial masters being taken over by another country?

48 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the difference between the Kingdom of the Franks (Francia) and the Kingdom of France?

32 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did it take so long for the allies to liberate Italy in WW2?

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Why is it that Philippe Pétain worked for the French Republic and helped France defeat Germany in WW1, but was then willing to lead Vichy France and collaborate with Nazi Germany in WW2?

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In WW2, when pilots had to bail out of their jets over enemy territory, and land in the middle of no where, what would’ve been their next course of action?

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What single Japanese figure was behind the most deaths caused by Japan in WW2?

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Why can the hottest possible temperature get to such a high number you can’t pronounce it, yet the coldest possible temperature doesn’t drop below a mere -273 Celsius?

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If the Anglo Saxons largely came to Britain from what is now Denmark, why weren’t the Danes who invaded England a few centuries later the same people as them?	2281	AskHistorians
Why have humans been around for 200,000 years, yet the oldest known civilisation, the Sumerians, only existed 6000 years ago?	601	AskHistorians
When Europeans traded with India before British rule, did they ever describe India as being multiple countries and reference the different countries there? Or did they always just refer to the whole of India as one thing?	149	AskHistorians
During WW2, how did the colonies of colonial powers such as France and the Netherlands, feel about their colonial masters being taken over by another country?	48	AskHistorians
What was the difference between the Kingdom of the Franks (Francia) and the Kingdom of France?	32	AskHistorians
Why did it take so long for the allies to liberate Italy in WW2?	5	AskHistorians
Why is it that Philippe Pétain worked for the French Republic and helped France defeat Germany in WW1, but was then willing to lead Vichy France and collaborate with Nazi Germany in WW2?	4	AskHistorians
In WW2, when pilots had to bail out of their jets over enemy territory, and land in the middle of no where, what would’ve been their next course of action?	3	AskHistorians
What single Japanese figure was behind the most deaths caused by Japan in WW2?	2	AskHistorians
Why can the hottest possible temperature get to such a high number you can’t pronounce it, yet the coldest possible temperature doesn’t drop below a mere -273 Celsius?	1	askscience