For asking questions about History.

Rules:

1. **Please follow [Reddiquette](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette/).**
2. **Only questions about history** (events prior to 01/01/2000). No current politics. No current events. No current movements.
3. **No [genocide denial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_denial), [racism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism) or other bigotry.**
4. **Keep "what if" questions reasonable.**
"What if" questions (also known as counter-factual questions) should include an explanation of what legitimate historical information you're looking for. "What if Lincoln had not been assassinated" should include the question "How did presidential and congressional reconstruction plans differ?"
5. **No AI-generated content.**
This is an "ask" sub, and a discussion sub. Please do not post AI-generated posts or comments. If using this reason to report content please be sure its a bot, and not just someone with an annoying typing style.

**We cannot and will not entertain butterfly-effect style questions.** You can take such questions to r/WritingPrompts or r/HistoryWhatIf/

Related subreddits:

* r/AskHistorians

* r/History 

* r/HistoryWhatIf 

* r/ThisDayInHistory

<div class="md">For asking questions about History.

Rules:

<ol>
<li>Please follow <a href="https://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette/">Reddiquette</a>.</li>
<li>Only questions about history (events prior to 01/01/2000). No current politics. No current events. No current movements.</li>
<li>No <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_denial">genocide denial</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism">racism</a> or other bigotry.</li>
<li>Keep &quot;what if&quot; questions reasonable.
&quot;What if&quot; questions (also known as counter-factual questions) should include an explanation of what legitimate historical information you&#39;re looking for. &quot;What if Lincoln had not been assassinated&quot; should include the question &quot;How did presidential and congressional reconstruction plans differ?&quot;</li>
<li>No AI-generated content.
This is an &quot;ask&quot; sub, and a discussion sub. Please do not post AI-generated posts or comments. If using this reason to report content please be sure its a bot, and not just someone with an annoying typing style.</li>
</ol>

We cannot and will not entertain butterfly-effect style questions. You can take such questions to <a href="/r/WritingPrompts">r/WritingPrompts</a> or <a href="/r/HistoryWhatIf/">r/HistoryWhatIf/</a>

Related subreddits:

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/AskHistorians">r/AskHistorians</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/History">r/History</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/HistoryWhatIf">r/HistoryWhatIf</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/ThisDayInHistory">r/ThisDayInHistory</a></li>
</ul>
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For asking casual questions about History. Also see r/History or r/AskHistorians.

<div class="md">For asking casual questions about History. Also see <a href="/r/History">r/History</a> or <a href="/r/AskHistorians">r/AskHistorians</a>.
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Were there any countries that dodged the 2008 financial crisis?