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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/11usbjm/any_recommendations_for_legal_history_of_medieval/ | 11usbjm | 15 | t3_11usbjm | Any recommendations for legal history of medieval Spain? | I have read Crime in Medieval Europe by Trevor Dean and recently purchased The History of Courts and Procedure in Medieval Canon Law (History of Medieval Canon Law). Dean’s book was a nice, brief primer, but I don’t feel like I learned much about Spain. I’m not sure if what I’m looking for exists, but what I would like... | 21 | 0.96 | null | false | 1,679,155,577 | [
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"body": "First two of general european legal history, then some general Iberian history, and at the end in Spanish, basic legal history works, as even my passive Spanish is more than questionable, thus out of continental legal histories it is one of my least familiar areas - so I´ll leave that for /u/TywinDeV... | 2 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
Any recommendations for legal history of medieval Spain?
I have read Crime in Medieval Europe by Trevor Dean and recently purchased The History of Cou... | false | false | 6 | ||
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ntaat/what_was_mexico_and_canadas_reaction_to_the/ | 2ntaat | 69 | t3_2ntaat | What was Mexico and Canada's reaction to the American civil war? Were there any foreign volunteers or mercanaires? | Also, did Liberia have any position? | 805 | 0.92 | null | false | 1,417,317,034 | [
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"body": "**Yes, and in staggering numbers.**\n\nYou ask about mercenaries, and let me be clear: Neither the United States nor Confederate States went out to hire foreign mercenaries to fight in the American Civil War on a large scale. There are, however, ample instances in which both the U.S. and C.S. hired f... | 3 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
What was Mexico and Canada's reaction to the American civil war? Were there any foreign volunteers or mercanaires?
Also, did Liberia have any position... | false | false | 35 | ||
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7825zd/in_world_war_ii_the_average_age_of_the_combat/ | 7825zd | 62 | t3_7825zd | "In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26, in Vietnam it was 19." Is this accurate? If so, is there a reason for the difference? | "In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26, in Vietnam it was 19."
It's a fact (or factoid) used at the start of [Paul Hardcastle's 1985 song 19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRJFvtvTGEk). I've heard the song many times but only now started to wonder why there'd be such a drop in age (if there wa... | 2,969 | 0.93 | null | false | 1,508,698,764 | [
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"body": "**That claim appears to be apocryphal. It can be surmised that the average ages of men serving on the front lines in both the Vietnam War and World War II were older than 18, but younger than 26. An average of around 20-25, leaning to the lower end, is a reasonable estimate assuming that casualty dis... | 2 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
"In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26, in Vietnam it was 19." Is this accurate? If so, is there a reason for the difference?
"... | false | false | 41 | ||
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/l5kvah/in_the_decades_preceding_the_american_civil_war/ | l5kvah | 11 | t3_l5kvah | In the decades preceding the American Civil War, how did slave owners justify slavery? | Did they justify it because of the economic gain? Or were there other reasons?
I'm not American, but I'm trying to learn more about US history and the general population's opinion. | 14 | 0.76 | null | false | 1,611,687,677 | [
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"body": "In addition to the answer already provided, you may also be interested in [this previous answer](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/h01pv9/comment/ftk5tpy) of mine to a similar question. That answer summarizes the, er, summary of the most common pro-slavery arguments given in the antebel... | 3 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
In the decades preceding the American Civil War, how did slave owners justify slavery?
Did they justify it because of the economic gain? Or were there... | false | false | 42 | ||
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ikk86/how_did_the_censorship_in_the_vietnam_war_failed/ | 2ikk86 | 11 | t3_2ikk86 | How did the censorship in the Vietnam War 'failed' while the censorship in the Korean War was relatively 'successful'? | In this case I'm referring failing and succeeding as one had huge social pressure for ending the War while the other seemed to have little opposition to it. I’m not trying to argue that the public control in the US lost/won the war or anything, just to clarify.
The Korean War was one of the main factors for ... | 37 | 0.79 | null | false | 1,412,698,208 | [
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"body": "Not really sure where to start here... \n\nOK. First, I'd like to point out that the censorship issue is way more complicated, almost paradox than it might seem at first. \n\nWhen the war in Korea started, the tradition of the press coverage of the world war was still very strong. The journalists who... | 2 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
How did the censorship in the Vietnam War 'failed' while the censorship in the Korean War was relatively 'successful'?
In this case I'm referring fail... | false | false | 46 | ||
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5839li/a_recent_post_mentioned_incidents_of_american/ | 5839li | 16 | t3_5839li | A recent post mentioned incidents of American soldiers "fragging" their own officers during the latter years of the Vietnam War. Just how widespread was this? Why? | 367 | 0.94 | null | false | 1,476,790,298 | [
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"body": "\"Fragging\", or the attempted injuring or killing of one's own officer(s) and NCOs, is definitely one of those things that sticks in people's minds about the Vietnam War. Pinning down an exact number of fragging attempts is nearly impossible. There were likely attempts which failed and no one knew, ... | 3 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
A recent post mentioned incidents of American soldiers "fragging" their own officers during the latter years of the Vietnam War. Just how widespread w... | false | false | 47 | |||
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/22dk9w/why_did_portugal_and_spain_fall_so_far_behind_the/ | 22dk9w | 17 | t3_22dk9w | Why did Portugal and Spain fall so far behind the other major European powers in the Industrial Revolution? | 178 | 0.95 | null | false | 1,396,822,422 | [
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"body": "This is something we discussed in my military history class briefly but it was during the 17th century and after that Spain and Portugal really began to fall behind despite massive amounts of windfall wealth coming in from their colonies. \n\nFirstly there was a slight population crisis as large numb... | 3 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
Why did Portugal and Spain fall so far behind the other major European powers in the Industrial Revolution?
This is something we discussed in my milit... | false | false | 48 | |||
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/onhimb/how_accurate_is_slavoj_žižeks_recent_defense_of/ | onhimb | 11 | t3_onhimb | How accurate is Slavoj Žižek's recent defense of The French Revolution? | On a recent appearance on [The Jacobin Show](https://youtu.be/y9mXHUB7ocI) in celebration of Bastille day, the philosopher Slavoj Žižek defended the legacy of the French Revolution, particularly the radical side of it under the leadership of Montagnards such as Robespierre and Saint-Just. Žizek criticizes the commonpla... | 220 | 0.98 | null | false | 1,626,712,040 | [
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"body": "This is a really interesting, albeit quite politically charged topic. I will start by addressing each of the claims.\n\n \n> The Revolutionary Tribunal was not a show-trial. The outcome of trials was not predetermined and only around 60% of those accused were found guilty.\n \nThe actual statistic is... | 1 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
How accurate is Slavoj Žižek's recent defense of The French Revolution?
On a recent appearance on [The Jacobin Show](https://youtu.be/y9mXHUB7ocI) in ... | false | false | 58 | ||
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4bwcb9/meta_raskhistorians_needs_you_apply_for_a_flair/ | 4bwcb9 | 246 | t3_4bwcb9 | [META] /r/Askhistorians needs you! Apply for a flair today! | **Join the AH Community! Apply for a Flair today!**
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"body": "Piping in to say we do get fairly regular and very interesting questions about Syrian and Iraqi 20th century history. If you're knowledgeable about Baathists, you're going to have a stream of questions to answer!\n\nAnd if you are able to answer the often asked question of why the Middle East is 'lag... | 3 | Create a 2 person instructional Q&A dialog, where person 1 is asking question and person 2 is answering, from the following passsage. Include atleast 3 turns per person.
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