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| WWII Japanese tent color | 11/28/2008 | Tom |
Q: I have a self portrait of a WWII Marine Tank Commander painted in theater and signed with the ...
A: I wish I could help you, but I have no idea about this (very specific) item. Let me give you these ...
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| Rape of Nanking | 11/7/2008 | Tom |
Q: i am doing an extended history project on the rape of nanking. In order to conduct my research i ...
A: "In order to conduct my research i need books, the only book i can find dedicated to this topic is ...
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| Rape of nanking | 11/7/2008 | Dylan Pemberton |
Q: i understand that this is not the holocaust you specialize in but i am doing an extended history ...
A: I would recommend a book called Their Darkest Hour by Laurence Rees as this does cover the subject ...
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| Wars | 11/2/2008 | Dylan Pemberton |
Q: Hey! hope you are doing good. Could you kindly help me with the meaning of "cry havoc and slip the ...
A: Mahrukh, The phrase / text you refer to originates from Shakespeare's play 'Julius Ceasar' in 1601. ...
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| Claus Von Stauffenberg | 11/2/2008 | Michael FitzGerald |
Q: How (if at all) has German public opinion changed regarding the heroic character of Von Stauffenberg ...
A: I apologise for not responding to you earlier but I have been unwell recently. Claus von ...
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| 20th century German Aviation | 10/17/2008 | Tom |
Q: 1.Which was the most important technical development they came up with? 2.Which German aircraft ...
A: Seems a lot like homework, which we're not supposed to answer, but I'll bite. There are a ton of ...
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| 20th century German Aviation | 10/17/2008 | Michel Cahier |
Q: 1.Which was the most important technical development they came up with? 2.Which German aircraft ...
A: I am an expert in History of the IIIrd Reich and not in History of Aviation. However I would be ...
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| Auschwitz-electric fences | 10/9/2008 | Dylan Pemberton |
Q: My child is a Freshman in High School and as part of an assignment following the reading of Elie ...
A: I do not know specific information about voltages etc in the killing fences of the death camps ...
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| Gulf War | 9/28/2008 | Tom |
Q: What were the exact reasons why we went to the Gulf War?
A: Presumably you mean "Persian Gulf War" of 1991, not the current war, usually called the Iraq war ...
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| Sojourn | 9/6/2008 | Tom |
Q: What's the definition of the word sojourn/sojourner and what's its significance at the turn of the ...
A: I'm afraid I have no real help for you, as I don't know it's significance to c.1900. Sojourn is a ...
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| Sojourn | 9/6/2008 | Michael FitzGerald |
Q: What's the definition of the word sojourn/sojourner and what's its significance at the turn of the ...
A: Here's a couple of definitions: sojourn \SOH-juhrn; so-JURN\, intransitive verb: 1. To stay as a ...
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| Hitler bringing Germany out of depression | 9/3/2008 | Michel Cahier |
Q: Given the Nazi's rose to power during the 1930's when the world was in the midst of the depression, ...
A: In short I can answer your questions by pointing out that : 1-first he got a lot of financing ...
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| third reich | 8/27/2008 | Michael FitzGerald |
Q: Micheal I know that Nazi Germany was known as the third reich, But what were the first and ...
A: The term 'the Third Reich' (meaning third empire, realm, etc) was invented or at least popularised ...
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| Follow up question | 8/27/2008 | Michel Cahier |
Q: Cahier! Can you explain to me what this quote means! "So there is a very clear sense in which we ...
A: my understanding is that Vico thinks that history passes the dishes of the past again and again ...
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| sino japenese hostilities 1937 | 8/25/2008 | Tom |
Q: morning tom i have just recent discovered a photo album in my familys belongings called the sino ...
A: I've pondered this, wondering how to even answer it. Reason is simple - I haven't really bought ...
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| HISTORY | 8/21/2008 | Dylan Pemberton |
Q: what is the excat year when the christ was born ?
A: Well, this is not a category / field I am listed as an expert for but I will attempt to answer your ...
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| GEORGES COULON painting | 8/21/2008 | Michel Cahier |
Q: I have painting by GEORGES COULON (STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES),I can only find information on him and on ...
A: I am not an expert of paintings or of Art history but only of the 3rd Reich history. I do not know ...
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| A Nazi in London | 8/18/2008 | Dylan Pemberton |
Q: I have reason to believe that an accountant living in London is a former Nazi. Who do I contact to ...
A: Firstly, the Simon Weisenthall Centre based in Los Angeles - they have had great success in pursuing ...
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| Perhaps | 8/5/2008 | Tom |
Q: Why did the US bomb Russia
A: you meant "Why *didn't* the US bomb Russia?" We didn't bomb Russia. We (US) has bombed: Germany ...
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| Questions | 8/3/2008 | Tom |
Q: What are the effects of the cold war on the Arab states? What are the results of the collapse of ...
A: This is a homework question, which we aren't required to answer, but here's the jist of it: * Cold ...
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| WW2 | 7/31/2008 | Tom |
Q: who are you ,sorry for bothering you. i like to ask you "when did the world war2 begin and when did ...
A: Funny thing about WW2 - there is more than one answer! Most common, most specific: Sept 1, 1939 ...
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| AUstralian War Memorial Site Study | 7/27/2008 | Tom |
Q: My name is Gordon and I have been given an assessment task at school regarding why the Australian ...
A: Being an American, I've tried to figure out how - or if - I can answer this, and I think it best to ...
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| Polish-German border 1945 | 7/25/2008 | Michael FitzGerald |
Q: Leaving aside East Prussia, why did Germany lose land to Poland in 1945 (e.g. by the Oder river)? ...
A: I don't think it is for the majority of Germans any longer. During the Cold War SOME Germans tried ...
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| The Nuremberg Trials | 7/23/2008 | Michael FitzGerald |
Q: Good Afternoon Michael, This is not really a factual question and is more aimed at gauging your ...
A: Good evening Phill Thank you for your fascinating question. I apologise for not replying to you ...
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| Polish-German border 1945 | 7/23/2008 | Michael FitzGerald |
Q: Leaving aside East Prussia, why did Germany lose land to Poland in 1945 (e.g. by the Oder river)? ...
A: Basically most of the 'territorial adjustments' on the Polish border were the result of Soviet ...
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| Italian-Americans in the Early 20th Century | 7/19/2008 | Ben Davidson |
Q: I'm going to try to write a book about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. My main character (a ...
A: Families would often emmigrate in small family sections, it all depends how desperate they were to ...
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| history | 7/10/2008 | Ben Davidson |
Q: 1-what is the reason of WWI? 2-WHere did it take place? 3-how many years did it last?
A: WW1 started because the european superpowers were getting more stroger and competitive with each ...
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| Middle East | 6/25/2008 | Dylan Pemberton |
Q: I was asked to define which war has had and continues to have a far greater impact on history, ...
A: Looking at how you have worded your question, I'm not actually sure what your question is, however, ...
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| Hitler and the Jews | 6/25/2008 | Tom |
Q: Why did Hitler hate the Jews? What are the main events or factors that occurred during Hitler's ...
A: This is somewhat of a non-answer, because I don't actually know - and I don't believe anyone ...
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| hi | 6/23/2008 | Tom |
Q: I am a first year university student, and have been sitting here for about 3 hours trying to figure ...
A: So a history event, 1945 - 2000. So if we were in a room, I'd ask you what your interests are, and ...
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| General MacArthur | 6/20/2008 | Tom |
Q: This is from India and while studying some prominent segments of WWII history, I always see me in ...
A: Astoundingly good question. It is indeed a fascinating topic, and there are in fact many books ...
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| USA and Russia during WWII | 5/2/2008 | Tom |
Q: Can you tell me what happen between Russia and the USA during WW2? We both were working to fight a ...
A: The USSR (commonly called Russia, but today the USSR is gone and 15 separate nations comprise that ...
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| 20th Century History | 4/30/2008 | Tom |
Q: How did WWII transform the United States's international role?
A: This is almost a case of asking it in reverse - how did WW2 NOT transform the US' international ...
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| Question | 4/20/2008 | Dylan Pemberton |
Q: how are you going? I have a question about Jewish people and how the Nazis used to round them up all ...
A: Yes there were many cases (many being perhaps the wrong word as it has to be relative to the >6m ...
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| A jews perspective | 4/15/2008 | Dylan Pemberton |
Q: i wanted to know how jews were taken to concentration camps. Were they just sitting in there houses ...
A: Well, the jews (and other persecuted groups) were largely taken to the camps by train - always in ...
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| holocaust | 4/14/2008 | Dylan Pemberton |
Q: If the americans didnt agree with what the germans were doing, why didnt they stop them?
A: ....they did; they joined the war and eventually helped the British and other allies liberate Europe ...
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| Nazi views | 4/12/2008 | Michael FitzGerald |
Q: What were the Nazi views about the Jewish people? How did the Nazis promote these ideas?
A: The Nazi movement held the allegiance of millions of people and it is probably too simplistic to say ...
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| changes in militarism | 4/9/2008 | Tom |
Q: How has military stratigies, weapons, and tactics changed since WW II??
A: This is an enormously broad topic, if taken in detail, or if talk was to include the ...
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| Japanese Internment Camps | 4/2/2008 | Tom |
Q: I have been trying to find information on Japanese Internment Camps and there is a ton in regards to ...
A: I have tried to look up answers on this, as I didn't know the answer off top of my head, and there ...
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| U.S. international status after WW2 | 3/31/2008 | Tom |
Q: What did the end of the war mean for the international status of the United States?
A: If this answer isn't sufficient, you can post a new one or a followup, but basically here's the ...
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