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Hello world,

My name is not Monster Truck II and I was not born in 1920. But here is something about me that I feel comfortable sharing. I studied physics and computer science at college and enjoy reading (history, politics, and economics) and listening to music.

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May 30	comment	Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? @T.E.D, good point.
May 30	comment	Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? @MichaelF, I meant why not earlier during the 11th or 12th AD when they were mostly at peace? At this point, I think this should become a question in its own right and I am sure a lot of interesting answers, theories, and debates will follow. One factor that may be responsible here can be that no one thought of industrialising at all --perhaps they had a large labour supply.
May 30	comment	What was the first known war in history? @moonstar2001, the only reason we cannot rely on oral traditional history is because there is no way to preserve it for much later generations (except with audio recordings which is only a privilege we have these days) and certainly no way to prove or disprove it. That is why most court systems these days, including that of India, do not accept hearsay evidence.
May 29	comment	Who proposed the motion that gave Gaius Julius Caesar the title Augustus? This answers so much more than I asked for and that I didn't know that I feel obliged to accept this as an answer immediately. However, courtesy dictates that I give other users at least 1 day to post their comments/answers.
May 29	comment	What was the purpose of Nazi extermination camps? Were they also using the prisoners as cheap labour?
May 29	comment	What was the first known war in history? I always thought that was fiction. Now I am confused. Do we have reliable evidence (other than wikipedia and religiously biased websites --which may be correct, not doubting that but I question their motives) that this war happened?
May 27	comment	Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? Had they not had war with England and France during those times, the Dutch would probably have become the greatest European power (or at least the very first to industrialise).
May 27	comment	Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? Interesting analysis. That is what makes this site better than any forum/wiki out there. A follow up question though (and I am not doubting your analysis): Your analysis focuses on the fact that England had something unique to offer to Europe (viz. wool). But then Italy was supplying Egyptian paper, perfumes, wines, oil, silk, and wax to the Arab world and Asia back then. China was also supplying silk to all the world and was home to the world's largest silk production houses (save Italy of course). Why didn't they industrialise? China was a forefront of Science too.
May 27	comment	Who proposed the motion that gave Gaius Julius Caesar the title Augustus? Thanks for trying.
May 26	comment	Who proposed the motion that gave Gaius Julius Caesar the title Augustus? But someone must have put the motion to the floor, right? It must have been someone's idea (perhaps even Octavian's) but consuls or tribunes couldn't put a motion to the floor (unless I am mistaken) --in which case the question then becomes whom did he persuade?
May 26	comment	Who proposed the motion that gave Gaius Julius Caesar the title Augustus? Thanks for pointing that out.
May 26	comment	Based on historical experience what would happen if/when the USA/EU fell? Looks more like alternate history or forecasting to me. History can tell you what happened when the British Empire fell, when the Roman Empire retreated, when the USSR fell, when the Arab empire fell. Each fell for a different reason, and each had a different effect on the world. Forecasting, a highly inaccurate science, will probably tell you what most people think would happen when (if) US or EU were to fall.
May 24	comment	Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? let us continue this discussion in chat
May 24	comment	Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? And they did capitalise on them but 50 years later when peace followed. His question is why England industrialised first. Throughout history, the answer has always been the same --scientific innovation, protection of business rights, peaceful conditions at home, a strong market demand, and ample capital for investment.
May 24	comment	Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? And bear in mind, we are talking about a very small window. Other European countries did follow them shortly afterwards. That period is called the Second Industrial Revolution and was a mere 50 years after the first one.
May 24	comment	Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? Royal navy ensured that the blockade was little effective. We have evidence that English trading ships, sailing under the protection of the royal navy, did sail to East India, China, and Africa. English involvement in the Napoleanic war was on the continent. England itself was left at peace.
May 24	comment	Why did the United Kingdom industrialize first? But they were all tangled in the Napoleonic wars and had enormous interference from the Catholic Church back then. The factors I mentioned, all needed to be present. Read my response carefully, and cross reference them with the sources I have mentioned before voting up/down.
May 24	comment	Why are the police never responsible for guarding the Head of the State? I think you should mention the country you are talking about. In some counties what you said is not true. And different countries have different reasons (follow the trend, resource problem, past coups etc.).
May 23	comment	How widespread was practice of fusion of Graeco-Roman and barbarian names? Barring a few instances where immigrants took new names to mix in with the natives. This happens even today.
May 22	comment	Was Theodoric the Great killed by Justinian? Also, Byzantium The Surprising Life Of A Medieval Emoire, 2008, page 65.