General History Discussion Thread

[Jewthulhu]

This is just a general thread to discuss history. Sperg about your favorite topic, ask questions, or shitpost. Any period or topic, but keep in mind we already have a dedicated shitting thread for holocaust discussion.

 

[Jewthulhu]

To start things off, I've been reading about the Iran-Iraq war and the shit surrounding it recently, and it's amazing how badly France let themselves get bullied by Iran during the Lebanese hostage crisis.

>Hezbollah kills 58 Frenchmen in Beruit after Paris delivered Super Etendards to Iraq
>Iran calls France the "Little Satan"
>France says sorry and pretends they weren't on Iraq's side up until then
>Iran takes French hostages and demands the release of political prisoners during the French election season
>Both sides race to see who can suck off Iran the best to secure a hostage release
>Iran makes more demands
>Paris says it will negotiate
>Iran-backed suicide bombings in France
>Paris says it will agree to some of the terms
>More Iran-backed suicide bombings in France
>Paris agrees to all the terms but the sale of refined Uranium
>More Iran-backed suicide bombings in France
>Paris continues to appease Iran
>More Iran-backed suicide bombings

 

[Otis Mallebrok]

In 835 Dansih sailers landed in Kent at the Isle of Sheppey, where many local monastaries and their habitants were spontaneously combusting. The selfless Danish seamen managed to secure many priceless artifacts before the they were consumed by the flames.

 

[Drkinferno72]

My favorite piece of historical trivia this the taiping rebellion. I'm just really amused by the idea of Jesus' little brother leading a rebellion in china

 

[Nicholas II of Russia]

People tend to talk about the World Wars to talk about battle that could've changed the course of history. But in middle ages there was a more important event that could've changed the course of Europe if the others had won it. The Siege of Vienna was an important battle that had the Holy Roman Empire finally stopping the Ottoman menace to continue spreading into Europe. The causalities on the Ottomans were so big that they never attempted to attack Europe again, leaving the ambitions of Mehmed II unfinished. Is one of my favourite battles to read about when I have the chance.

 

[Drkinferno72]

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People tend to talk about the World Wars to talk about battle that could've changed the course of history. But in middle ages there was a more important event that could've changed the course of Europe if the others had won it. The Siege of Vienna was an important battle that had the Holy Roman Empire finally stopped the Ottoman menace to continue spreading into Europe. The causalities on the Ottomans were so big that they never attempted to attack Europe again, leaving the ambitions of Mehmed II unfinished. Is one of my favourite battles to read about when I have the chance.

Then the winged hussars arrived!

 

[DeadwastePrime]

here, you have a meme i stole from reddit because i am cringe and so is reddit but this meme is kinda right

 

[Betonhaus]

In the beginning, there was nothing. Then suddenly, something happened. What exactly happened has been heavily discussed over the years and has created several competing theories of thought, most with a very large number of adamant supporters. But regardless of what exactly happened, it seems we fucked up a bit along the way.

 

[Jewthulhu]

here, you have a meme i stole from reddit because i am cringe and so is reddit but this meme is kinda right
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Historically, communist nations feel like they try to take what industrialized nations look like superficially and try to emulate that without regards to anything else. That's why rapid industrialization killed so many in Russia and China and created massive famines, but in nations that industrialized naturally it signaled the period where food production exceeded consumption.

 

[Quence]

The uploader of this interesting video said:

In a previous video I introduced the oldest voices that can still be heard through recordings made on Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville’s phonautograph and Thomas Edison’s early tinfoil phonograph. This time, we look at how efforts to promote Edison’s new “perfected” phonograph in Britain led to the preservation of the voices of many famous Victorians - from poets and composers like Robert Browning and Arthur Sullivan, to major political figures like William Gladstone. We will also see how his rivals finally succeeded in recording the voice of Queen Victoria.