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What if Nazi Germany invaded Britain? Context During World War II, Nazi Germany expanded its territory to reach the goal of Lebensraum (Aryan homeland). They invaded most of Europe, especially Eastern Europe, because there are many of the people groups whom the Nazis consider as enemies who live there, namely the Jews. They also invaded westwards to the Netherlands, Belgium and the northern part of France, even they have attempted to invade Britain, but it failed due to resistance from the RAF. But what if Nazi Germany successfully invaded Britain?  Alternative scenario In the real timeline, Nazi Germany failed in there attempt to invade Great Britain due to resistance from the RAF and geographical factors (as Great Britain was an island separated from mainland Europe). In this alternative timeline, Nazi Germany tried their best to invade Britain to reach their Lebensraum goal, but there were no resistance from the RAF and the Nazis did not care about the geographic location of Br...

What if the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade never happened?  Context The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was an event which changed the demographics of the American continent. As a result, the American continent is dominated by white people and black people. This process was part of the Columbian Exchange, which was the exchange of goods between the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia) and the New World (America). This process had caused West Africa (especially the coastal areas) to lose a large proportion of its population. The black people had replaced the Native Americans who died away due to the smallpox epidemic. But what if the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade never happened: Alternative scenario In the real timeline, there was an exchange of goods between the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia) and the New World (America), and that also happens in this imaginary alternative timeline. European colonisation of the American continent would still happen in this alternative timeline because the E...

What is the European Union? The European Union is a political and economic union which has 27 (twenty seven) member states today. The European Union had developed a single market, by a standard judicial system that apply in all of its member states. In the European Union, there are policies that allow people and goods to travel within its member states, services and capital to operate within its member states and there are also legislations on human rights and interior affairs. Not only that, these policies are made unanimously by the governments of its member states in terms of trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. Within the European Union, there is a policy called the Schengen Zone, where one who travels within countries which have signed the Schengen Agreement does not have to go through passport control. In 1999, a monetary union is established, and it has been applied since 2002. Today, the monetary union within the European Union consists of 19 (nineteen) membe...

LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights in Europe varies from state to state. As of 2015, twelve countries recognised same-sex marriage, thirteen others only recognise same-sex civil unions (same-sex cohabitation) while not recognising same sex marriages, and twelve other countries have articles in their constitution which ban same sex marriage. As of 2020, more countries have recognised same-sex marriage and same-sex civil unions. History The first country to legalise homosexual activity was France, in 1791, because the national assembly (assemblée nationale) changed the criminal law. During the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), homosexual activities began to be legalised in territories which were under French control at that time, such as the Netherlands. In Turkey, homosexual activity was legalised in 1858, under sultan Abdulmecid I, although sharia (Islamic law), which condemns homosexuality, was the main source of law at that time in Turkey. During the 20th century many co...

Before the end of the Ice Age, Scotland was all covered in ice. Around 11000 BC, hunter gatherers arrived in what is today known as Scotland. The first permanent settlement in present-day Scotland was built in 7500 BC. Then, in 4000 BC, neolithic agriculture emerged. At an archaeological site called Skara Brae, in the Orkney Islands, one can see that there is proof that neolithic agriculture has emerged. There is also another well-known archaeological sight that could give us an insight on prehistoric Scotland, which is called the Callanish Standing Stones, in the Western Isles. During the 2nd century, which was during the Roman era, a great wall called the Hadrian's Wall, which was the northern border of the Roman Empire, was built. During the 4th century, the Picts established a kingdom in present-day Scotland, then Christianisation began in the 6th century, when Saint Columba, a missionary from Ireland, built a church on a small island called Iona. During the 8th century, the Vi...

The culture which emerged in the Indonesian archipelago was a result of acculturation of local and foreign cultures, which is visible from many aspects, such as traditional cuisine, folk music and traditional dress. It can not be doubted that foreign culture would enrich our culture, although in reality this is not always the case. Sometimes the acceptance of foreign culture would cause deculturation, which already happened in the Indonesian archipelago. The culture of the Indonesian archipelago has been influenced by Indian, Chinese, Arab, Persian, Portuguese and Dutch cultures. Throughout history, our ancestors have accepted the positive influences of foreign cultures. If we are aware of the culture which had emerged in the Indonesian archipelago, we would know that the foreign influence in our culture exists in every province of Indonesia. The cuisine reflects this, and it is proven that the traditional cuisine of the Indonesian archipelago has been influenced by Indian and Chinese ...

Haji is an honorific for a Muslim man who had completed the hajj (obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca). Traditionally, it is an honorific used to address an elder (just like mbah or eyang in the Javanese language). The etymology of this honorific comes from the word hajj , which is a form of past participle of the Arabic verb hajja , which means to perform the obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca. An alternative form of the word hajj . which is hajji derives from the word hajj with the suffix -i added. Eventually, the honorific hajji is adopted into languages other than Arabic. In some parts of the world, the honorific is hereditary and it had evolved into a family name, such as Hadžiosmanović, which is a Bosnian surname meaning son/descendant of Haji Usman. A Muslim woman who had completed the  hajj is called a hajjah. In other languages: Arabic:  حجّي  (H ajjī )   Persian:  حاجی  (Hāji) Pashto:   حاجی  (Hāji) Greek:  Χατζής  (Khatzis) ...