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Popular Themes in r/AskHistorians
#1
Advice Requests
: "AMA: Craig Johnson, researcher of the right-wing, author of How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism"
112 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "In shogun it’s stated that samurai consider worrying about money to be beneath them and that they largely don’t seek to increase there wealth. Lord Toranaga is even confused when blackthorn says that a trade deal between japan and England could make him lots of money. Is this accurate?"
1 post
#3
News
: "[META] According to news, Reddit's CEO plans to put some of its content behind a paywall later this year. Is there any discussion among the moderators regarding how r/askhistorians will position itself if this happens? After all, it is one of the best, if not the best, content currently on Reddit."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskHistorians
#1
History
: "Has there been a time in U.S. History when the wealthiest individuals had as much clear control over the government as they do now?"
95 posts
#2
Politics
: "Has there been a time in U.S. history when the wealthiest individuals had as much clear control over the government as they do now?"
10 posts
#3
Culture
: "Were transgender people a major contributor to the Stonewall Riots?"
9 posts
#4
Society
: "Was my grandfather in a concentration camp?"
8 posts
#5
France
: "In the movie Casablanca, a fictional Czechoslovak resistance leader is seen receiving extensive support from the Free French. In reality, how much coordination was there between resistance movements in different Axis-occupied countries?"
6 posts
#6
Nazis
: "Did the Nazis internally refer to their symbol as a Swastika or a Hakenkreuz? Did they trace its lineage to pagan German mysticism or Eastern mysticism?"
6 posts
#7
Military
: "Why did the Nazis name the Soviet Invasion Barbarossa when Barbarossa famously died on his Military campaign east?"
5 posts
#8
Germany
: "Why did Germany refuse to devalue once the Nazi's took over, and how would that have affected rearmament?"
5 posts
#9
Ww2
: "Saving Private Ryan has a famous scene of a sniper locating and killing another sniper at range. Is there any evidence of “sniper duels” occurring in Ww2, or in other historical engagements?"
5 posts
#10
War
: "Why did officers use revolvers as a primary weapon in WW1?"
4 posts
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