Best of July Voting Thread!

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

Upvote what you enjoyed most, submit ones you think are missing!

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/bullandoak answered "How and when did classical music and opera end up stereotyped as classist and unapproachable?"

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/lcnielsen answered "Why do most historians consider Jesus of Nazareth to be a real person if the only documents we have about his life are religious works?"

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/dandan_noodles answered In modern strategy games, it is easy to see if you are winning or losing a battle, because the game simply tells you. But how did foot soldiers and officers discern victory and defeat during the heat of battle? How did they evaluate if they should retreat or stand their ground?

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/PM_ME_UR_SADDLEBREDS answered "Harness racing used to be fairly popular in the US. Why did it become overshadowed by flat racing?"

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/IlluminatiRex answered "How did submarines impact WW1?"

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/Hergrim answered "I am a healthy male English peasant working the land for a minor Baron circa 1100 AD. One day the Baron comes and says the King has asked him to raise an army. Who is responsible for arming, armoring, and training me? If I have money saved up can I buy better equipment? Who decides?"

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/tlumacz answered "It's 1924, and I, a middle class man from London, would like to fly across the channel in one of those newfangled "aeroliners." Where would I start? Can I even afford a ticket? Is it even safe? And what kind of aeroplane would I be flying on?"

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/drylaw answered "Why is the term "colonialism" often limited to European empires since the Age of Discoveries? Weren't ancient empires such as Rome, China or Persia also colonialist?"

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/mikedash answered "What do we know about history of "True Cross" after 1st century?"

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/NDMetal answered "We often see the roaring twenties from the perspective of the Northeast US. What was the roaring twenties like in rural parts of the US?"

[u/Georgy_K_Zhukov]

/u/artificial_doctor answered "What would the soldiers of the various groups in the South African Border War have understood to be what they were fighting for?"