Without a doubt. Unless North Korea is the agressor via Nuke, China will most likely come to North Korea's aid. I doubt the U.S. will be the… more agressor if war is to happen with North Korea. If a Second Korean War is to happen, it's going to be a bloody one, and everybody knows that. I know Trump isn't exactly regarded as a genius, but I have faith that even he knows that being the agressor is a bad idea. Even if he doesn't, plenty of people do, and I can't see them letting him do that.
I'm reviving this thread because I believe this is a pretty big discovery. Billionaire Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft, owner of both the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers) and his crew have found the USS Indianapolis, a little more than 72 years after it's sinking. The ship's final mission was a secret delivery of uranium and other parts for the bomb Little Boy to the island of Tinian. It sunk on July 30th, killing 300 people from the initial sinking and another 600 due to 3.5 days at sea, dying from exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks.
I'm reviving this thread because I believe this is a pretty big discovery. Billionaire Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft, owner of both th… moree Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers) and his crew have found the USS Indianapolis, a little more than 72 years after it's sinking. The ship's final mission was a secret delivery of uranium and other parts for the bomb Little Boy to the island of Tinian. It sunk on July 30th, killing 300 people from the initial sinking and another 600 due to 3.5 days at sea, dying from exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/paul-allen-finds-lost-wwii-ship-uss-indianapolis/ar-AAql9Fy?ocid=spartandhp
Alright guys, I like this thread, and I really don't want to have to lock it or anything. I know not everyone is a fan of this rule (I myself wish we didn't need it), but we have it. Existing posts aren't going to be flagged retroactively here, and if your post goes a little too much political I'll ask ya to edit it since there probably still is stuff of value in there.
1.3 Avoid posting content that is obscene, gross, violent or otherwise NSFW. Also avoid discussions of topics that lead into controversial or inflammatory discussions such as politics or religion.
I read an interesting article about if free African-Americans owned slaves (it's true). It wasn't a large number, but still surprising. I love learning about Civil War history. Yesterday my dad, brother, and I went on a driving tour of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historic Park, and it was pretty fascinating.
Have I missed some kind of argument? Thanks for keeping the thread open though.
Personally I don't like much of modern history, but pre-20th century America is the exception for me. Outside of the Revolutionary and Civil wars, I think it's a very unappreciated time period.
Alright guys, I like this thread, and I really don't want to have to lock it or anything. I know not everyone is a fan of this rule (I mysel… moref wish we didn't need it), but we have it. Existing posts aren't going to be flagged retroactively here, and if your post goes a little too much political I'll ask ya to edit it since there probably still is stuff of value in there.
1.3 Avoid posting content that is obscene, gross, violent or otherwise NSFW. Also avoid discussions of topics that lead into controversial or inflammatory discussions such as politics or religion.
I read an interesting article about if free African-Americans owned slaves (it's true). It wasn't a large number, but still surprising. I love learning about Civil War history. Yesterday my dad, brother, and I went on a driving tour of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historic Park, and it was pretty fascinating.
https://www.amren.com/news/2013/03/did-black-people-own-slaves/
My dad went to Russia in the 90s for a missions trip (well, I wouldn't exactly call it a 'trip' since he stayed there for several years...) and he said the quality of life was trashy compared to America but he Russians didn't seem to mind.
What he said about living spaces:
He stayed with a multiple person family (two adults and several kids) in a two room apartment. The bathroom had an unusually small latrine and the door didn't even have a lock.
What he said about food:
Half the stuff they ate you didn't know what it was or they wouldn't tell you. "What type of meat is it?"
"MEAT."
What he said about traffic:
He's seen kids getting hit by cars over there... 0_0
What he said about learning their language:
My dad told us he got the hang of it after a while. He can speak Russian by memory now (and we ended up getting free milkshakes from a Russian waitress at an amusement park 'cause of it!)
So basically, living in Russia isn't the most horrible thing in the world (but you must consider us Americans are spoiled rotten before you judge life over there), but it's enough to be miserable.
Take note that it happened in the 90s, which were... shitty times, honestly. Most of the post-USSR countries were going through a lot of problems including poverty, demographical fall, migration and rise of criminality. 2000s, on the other hand, were quite successful for Russians and we even call it "satisfying years". Even now, when we've recently gone over an ecomonical crisis, life in Russia is like a bazillion times better than it was in the 90s. Moscow looks like a typicl thriving European city.
My dad went to Russia in the 90s for a missions trip (well, I wouldn't exactly call it a 'trip' since he stayed there for several years...) … moreand he said the quality of life was trashy compared to America but he Russians didn't seem to mind.
What he said about living spaces:
He stayed with a multiple person family (two adults and several kids) in a two room apartment. The bathroom had an unusually small latrine and the door didn't even have a lock.
What he said about food:
Half the stuff they ate you didn't know what it was or they wouldn't tell you. "What type of meat is it?"
"MEAT."
What he said about traffic:
He's seen kids getting hit by cars over there... 0_0
What he said about learning their language:
My dad told us he got the hang of it after a while. He can speak Russian by memory now (and we ended up getting free milkshakes from a Russian waitress at an amusement park 'cause of it!)
So basically, living in Russia is… [view original content]
So we covered the collapse of the Soviet Union in History this week at school, and I wanted to ask any Russians (or anyone who's spent enough time in Russia) how Gorbachev and his policies were viewed in the last years of the USSR and how he is viewed in Russia today?
Not a Russian, but I know about this guy. He has a bad reputation and of course there are some people support him but not much. Most people thought he was going to prevent the collapse of Soviet Union and perform some economic and political reforms but he failed to do so. Richs become very rich and normal people didnt manage to improve their financial status because of him and his rule is also lead Soviet Union to dissolution. Thats why most people dont appreciate his leadership.
Also Alexander Podrabinek claimed that he involved some of the civil and nationalistic unrest on the last times of Soviet Union in places like Azerbajiani, Lithunia and other places so he made the inevitable more close.
So we covered the collapse of the Soviet Union in History this week at school, and I wanted to ask any Russians (or anyone who's spent enoug… moreh time in Russia) how Gorbachev and his policies were viewed in the last years of the USSR and how he is viewed in Russia today?
Mostly neutral, but if you compare positive and negative opinions, the latter wins.
My mom says when he just became the ruler, people were both confused and extremely excited about his reforms. The youth smelled the wind of change and it caused them to get their hopes up. Glasnost was the most amusing thing about Gorbachev's reign, Soviet people actually carried around the TV to watch state meeting which were hidden from public eyes before. However, the closer USSR was to falling apart, the more disappointed people became. Gorbachev's no alcohol law miserably failed, we started loosing our allies, standard of living dropped pretty heavily and USSR was doomed. There was a way to save the country, but the leaders missed it - probably on purpose. But this one goes more to Yeltsin.
Now a huge percent of people who witnessed USSR breakdown regret it and that's why they judge Gorbachev. They're not against his politics and idea, actually, they just think he lacked strength as a national leader and fucked over a giant country. Gorbachev's reign can be expressed in a modern Russian catch phrase - "we wanted best, you know the rest".
So we covered the collapse of the Soviet Union in History this week at school, and I wanted to ask any Russians (or anyone who's spent enoug… moreh time in Russia) how Gorbachev and his policies were viewed in the last years of the USSR and how he is viewed in Russia today?
My dad went to Russia in the 90s for a missions trip (well, I wouldn't exactly call it a 'trip' since he stayed there for several years...) … moreand he said the quality of life was trashy compared to America but he Russians didn't seem to mind.
What he said about living spaces:
He stayed with a multiple person family (two adults and several kids) in a two room apartment. The bathroom had an unusually small latrine and the door didn't even have a lock.
What he said about food:
Half the stuff they ate you didn't know what it was or they wouldn't tell you. "What type of meat is it?"
"MEAT."
What he said about traffic:
He's seen kids getting hit by cars over there... 0_0
What he said about learning their language:
My dad told us he got the hang of it after a while. He can speak Russian by memory now (and we ended up getting free milkshakes from a Russian waitress at an amusement park 'cause of it!)
So basically, living in Russia is… [view original content]
So I'm doing Ancient History next year and some people have said that we'll get to vote on which civilisation to focus on, with the options being Rome, Greece and Egypt. I don't really like the idea of focusing on just one civilisation, but what would you guys pick if you had to choose just one of them to study for a year?
I've always been one to be a Roman kind of guy, mostly because I'm a big fan of military powers and stuff, so that's my choice, but I admit that after learning about those 3 for so long, a different ancient civilization would be a welcome change of pace.
So I'm doing Ancient History next year and some people have said that we'll get to vote on which civilisation to focus on, with the options … morebeing Rome, Greece and Egypt. I don't really like the idea of focusing on just one civilisation, but what would you guys pick if you had to choose just one of them to study for a year?
So I'm doing Ancient History next year and some people have said that we'll get to vote on which civilisation to focus on, with the options … morebeing Rome, Greece and Egypt. I don't really like the idea of focusing on just one civilisation, but what would you guys pick if you had to choose just one of them to study for a year?
I fail to understand emperor's position in the ancient china.
Cao Cao goes around conquering, different factions are more or less war with each-other. Emperor gets taken by Cao Cao but not prisoned or otherwise forced to do anything. All sides see emperor as their boss.
So, why couldn't emperor just order war to end and all factions to unite?
Only explanation I can think that they found war as something honorable. It's almost as if the emperor was one who actually took advantage of it.
I'd go with Rome, but if you don't really like the idea of covering a single civilization, I think Greece would be better. I know it is still just one civilization, but Ancient Greece was a civilization of numerous different City-States. It'd sort of be like learning about different civilizations.
So I'm doing Ancient History next year and some people have said that we'll get to vote on which civilisation to focus on, with the options … morebeing Rome, Greece and Egypt. I don't really like the idea of focusing on just one civilisation, but what would you guys pick if you had to choose just one of them to study for a year?
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Here is hoping.
I'm reviving this thread because I believe this is a pretty big discovery. Billionaire Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft, owner of both the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers) and his crew have found the USS Indianapolis, a little more than 72 years after it's sinking. The ship's final mission was a secret delivery of uranium and other parts for the bomb Little Boy to the island of Tinian. It sunk on July 30th, killing 300 people from the initial sinking and another 600 due to 3.5 days at sea, dying from exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/paul-allen-finds-lost-wwii-ship-uss-indianapolis/ar-AAql9Fy?ocid=spartandhp
She was quite a busy ship during WW2...all over the Pacific...I hope it gives some of the families closure at least knowing where she rests.
sorry for irrelevant response but i love your username @kennyshouladiedins1
Thanks
22 men who survived the sinking are still alive today. I hope they especially have some closure.
Alright guys, I like this thread, and I really don't want to have to lock it or anything. I know not everyone is a fan of this rule (I myself wish we didn't need it), but we have it. Existing posts aren't going to be flagged retroactively here, and if your post goes a little too much political I'll ask ya to edit it since there probably still is stuff of value in there.
I read an interesting article about if free African-Americans owned slaves (it's true). It wasn't a large number, but still surprising. I love learning about Civil War history. Yesterday my dad, brother, and I went on a driving tour of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historic Park, and it was pretty fascinating.
https://www.amren.com/news/2013/03/did-black-people-own-slaves/
Have I missed some kind of argument? Thanks for keeping the thread open though.
Personally I don't like much of modern history, but pre-20th century America is the exception for me. Outside of the Revolutionary and Civil wars, I think it's a very unappreciated time period.
From the what coulda happened files...
WAR PLAN RED
My dad went to Russia in the 90s for a missions trip (well, I wouldn't exactly call it a 'trip' since he stayed there for several years...) and he said the quality of life was trashy compared to America but he Russians didn't seem to mind.
What he said about living spaces:
He stayed with a multiple person family (two adults and several kids) in a two room apartment. The bathroom had an unusually small latrine and the door didn't even have a lock.
What he said about food:
Half the stuff they ate you didn't know what it was or they wouldn't tell you. "What type of meat is it?"
"MEAT."
What he said about traffic:
He's seen kids getting hit by cars over there... 0_0
What he said about learning their language:
My dad told us he got the hang of it after a while. He can speak Russian by memory now (and we ended up getting free milkshakes from a Russian waitress at an amusement park 'cause of it!)
So basically, living in Russia isn't the most horrible thing in the world (but you must consider us Americans are spoiled rotten before you judge life over there), but it's enough to be miserable.
Take note that it happened in the 90s, which were... shitty times, honestly. Most of the post-USSR countries were going through a lot of problems including poverty, demographical fall, migration and rise of criminality. 2000s, on the other hand, were quite successful for Russians and we even call it "satisfying years". Even now, when we've recently gone over an ecomonical crisis, life in Russia is like a bazillion times better than it was in the 90s. Moscow looks like a typicl thriving European city.
So we covered the collapse of the Soviet Union in History this week at school, and I wanted to ask any Russians (or anyone who's spent enough time in Russia) how Gorbachev and his policies were viewed in the last years of the USSR and how he is viewed in Russia today?
Not a Russian, but I know about this guy. He has a bad reputation and of course there are some people support him but not much. Most people thought he was going to prevent the collapse of Soviet Union and perform some economic and political reforms but he failed to do so. Richs become very rich and normal people didnt manage to improve their financial status because of him and his rule is also lead Soviet Union to dissolution. Thats why most people dont appreciate his leadership.
Also Alexander Podrabinek claimed that he involved some of the civil and nationalistic unrest on the last times of Soviet Union in places like Azerbajiani, Lithunia and other places so he made the inevitable more close.
Mostly neutral, but if you compare positive and negative opinions, the latter wins.
My mom says when he just became the ruler, people were both confused and extremely excited about his reforms. The youth smelled the wind of change and it caused them to get their hopes up. Glasnost was the most amusing thing about Gorbachev's reign, Soviet people actually carried around the TV to watch state meeting which were hidden from public eyes before. However, the closer USSR was to falling apart, the more disappointed people became. Gorbachev's no alcohol law miserably failed, we started loosing our allies, standard of living dropped pretty heavily and USSR was doomed. There was a way to save the country, but the leaders missed it - probably on purpose. But this one goes more to Yeltsin.
Now a huge percent of people who witnessed USSR breakdown regret it and that's why they judge Gorbachev. They're not against his politics and idea, actually, they just think he lacked strength as a national leader and fucked over a giant country. Gorbachev's reign can be expressed in a modern Russian catch phrase - "we wanted best, you know the rest".
Take note, not every body on the internet is american even though some americans think they are
So I'm doing Ancient History next year and some people have said that we'll get to vote on which civilisation to focus on, with the options being Rome, Greece and Egypt. I don't really like the idea of focusing on just one civilisation, but what would you guys pick if you had to choose just one of them to study for a year?
I've always been one to be a Roman kind of guy, mostly because I'm a big fan of military powers and stuff, so that's my choice, but I admit that after learning about those 3 for so long, a different ancient civilization would be a welcome change of pace.
I'd go Rome
I fail to understand emperor's position in the ancient china.
Cao Cao goes around conquering, different factions are more or less war with each-other. Emperor gets taken by Cao Cao but not prisoned or otherwise forced to do anything. All sides see emperor as their boss.
So, why couldn't emperor just order war to end and all factions to unite?
Only explanation I can think that they found war as something honorable. It's almost as if the emperor was one who actually took advantage of it.
I'd go with Rome, but if you don't really like the idea of covering a single civilization, I think Greece would be better. I know it is still just one civilization, but Ancient Greece was a civilization of numerous different City-States. It'd sort of be like learning about different civilizations.
Different countries (more-or-less), at least.