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Good afternoon fellow /r/askhistorians. I am vonAdler. AMA on Swedish history.

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How did red, traditionally an expensive colour reserved for the wealthy become the colour of the labour movements and socialism?

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Thursday AMA: Good afternoon, askhistorians. I am vonAdler. Ask me anything about weapons and warfare to 1945.

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Do we know how the Athenian akropolis looked before the explosion of the Ottoman gunpowder storage during the Venetian siege 1687?

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What do we know about the motivations of the Icelandic monks (especially Snorri Sturlasson) to wire down both Sagas and Norse pagan mythology?

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How did land ownership change in Ireland after independence?

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Did the Prince of Wales (Edward VII) tell the German crown prince to "suck it up" when he complained about the King of Hawaii being placed before him?

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Why was the US Civil War so civil?

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If someone escapted from East Germany to West Berlin, could they then travel to West Germany?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Good afternoon fellow /r/askhistorians. I am vonAdler. AMA on Swedish history.	643
How did red, traditionally an expensive colour reserved for the wealthy become the colour of the labour movements and socialism?	88
Thursday AMA: Good afternoon, askhistorians. I am vonAdler. Ask me anything about weapons and warfare to 1945.	79
Do we know how the Athenian akropolis looked before the explosion of the Ottoman gunpowder storage during the Venetian siege 1687?	60
What do we know about the motivations of the Icelandic monks (especially Snorri Sturlasson) to wire down both Sagas and Norse pagan mythology?	9
How did land ownership change in Ireland after independence?	8
Did the Prince of Wales (Edward VII) tell the German crown prince to "suck it up" when he complained about the King of Hawaii being placed before him?	7
Why was the US Civil War so civil?	4
If someone escapted from East Germany to West Berlin, could they then travel to West Germany?	2