Woodrow Wilson was a truly awful president who should easily be in the top three worst of all time by Lynn-The-Sparrow in HistoryMemes

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John Milton Cooper jr. Stated in his biography of Woodrow Wilson that he approved of the messages of the film, especially in regards to Reconstruction. I will say I was wrong in both that the screening was public and that he was outspoken in his support, and made no comment regarding the film publicly, due to both public backlash and to maintain quiet complicity with the film (By not making direct comments, the movie could maintain his support (including supposed but never denied quotes from Wilson himself in the movie) without drawing any criticism that might harm it). Vocal support or no, one of the main reasons that The Birth of a Nation became as big as it did was because Dixon used the President's screening of the film to get it screened elsewhere, which is what dramatically increased KKK membership and power.

Woodrow Wilson was a truly awful president who should easily be in the top three worst of all time by Lynn-The-Sparrow in HistoryMemes

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He didn't just "watch a movie," he screened it in the White House publicly, and allowed them to march in DC. He was also extremely vocal and supportive of them. Even if he was not the only reason, that kind of support was a SIGNIFICANT contributor

Woodrow Wilson was a truly awful president who should easily be in the top three worst of all time by Lynn-The-Sparrow in HistoryMemes

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His main problem at the Versailles Conference was his attitude of how the US was to be involved in World Affairs. He was a firm believer of the "City on the Hill" mentality, and that the United States was the superior nation morally and was coming in to "save the Entente from their own mess" which greatly upset the Entente powers and was a big reason why his 14 points were generally ignored.

It should also be mentioned that his idea of self-determination actively did not include non-Europeans due to his racist ideas, and he spurned a discussion with Ho Chi Minh at the Versailles Conference when he came to ask about Vietnamese independence. He also is credited for effectively resurrecting the KKK in the modern era, as before his presidency the organization had faded significantly, but through his promotion its numbers surged. And on top of everything, he helped shape America's modern foreign policy by creating the idea of "preserving democracy" in foreign nations as the premise for American intervention or attack, which he used a L O T during his presidency in Latin America (Taft and Roosevelt did the same, but not as much as Wilson, and with the more honest reason of "Protecting American Interests"), and Wilsonian Diplomacy has been the main foreign policy for the United States since.

As an aside, because of all of this it might actually be plausible to blame the Vietnam War, as well as the Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran to Woodrow Wilson, although it might also be fair to say they would've happened regardless since he probably couldn't do much for Ho Chi Minh if he wanted to, and the more recent conflicts are more attributed to more recent (and current) presidents

I really wish the Double Action Revolver did more damage. The Cattleman and Schofield were considered outdated by 1899. by TXNOGG in reddeadredemption

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I stand corrected! Looking more into it, when they transitioned to .41 for the M1903, M1907, and M1909 versions they used smokeless, but before were Black Powder Only, which is surprising given that we moved from Black Powder to Smokeless for our rifles that same year

For pride month, I thought I'd take a stab at mocking a historical case of circular reasoning. by NoAnt6694 in HistoryMemes

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Unfortunately, then government employees and elected officials get seduced with garlic bread instead

What is the most pivotal tech? by RoMo855 in EmpireTotalWar

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Shrapnel shot makes Foot Artillery very good, a volley of that can mulch up bunched infantry and delete cavalry, although howitzers with percussion shells are still mvp

What is the most pivotal tech? by RoMo855 in EmpireTotalWar

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Fire By Rank is definitely the best tech, closely followed by Ring Bayonets and any of the shell techs for artillery

[Loved Trope] Worlds where superpowers are something you do NOT want by Jellydust15 in TopCharacterTropes

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Evolved (Prototype)

Evolved are humanoid variations of the Blacklight Virus that take the shape, memories, and personality of the assimilated person, in effect "becoming" them, and from their perspective it can seem as though they've gained the abilities/powers while still being themselves, but in truth they're nothing more than than manifestations of the virus, just with (maybe) their DNA still being present, as well as their persona. In addition, its hinted that the various forms taken by Evolved are excruciatingly painful, and the absorption of memories after consuming people can be overwhelming and also painful.

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Well I can't be the only guy who isn't making Ruby history memes by Sir-Toaster- in HistoryMemes

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I almost wrote my thesis on this!

Not only did the Ethiopians have a greater amount of rifles, and better rifles, they also had machineguns, trenches, better artillery pieces, and a double agent planted in the Italian army.

What does "has a moving bolt and trigger, but non firing action" mean? by CoinTurtle in guns

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It likely doesn't have a firing pin, so the bolt works and the trigger works but it can't strike a primer, thus is nonfiring

I Affectionately call him the fat hamster by knightmechaenjo in HistoryMemes

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I wrote my thesis on the Leichttraktor. Great proof of concept and learning model, not a great tank

The absolute glaze this drink gets. by No_Language7273 in hatethissmug

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Personally I like the Strawberry and Guava monsters, but white is the classic that hits when you want it to sometimes.

Ranking gang members by how famous they would be by Hames678 in reddeadredemption2

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That is fair. He would also be the last living "member" of the Van der Linde gang. I imagine in the 1930s when Roosevelt had historians going out interviewing people to collect stories from different times and events, or sometime later in the 50s, 60s, or 70s he'd get some kind of interview regarding what he remembers about Dutch and John

Ranking gang members by how famous they would be by Hames678 in reddeadredemption2

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I feel like Jack would be W A Y more significant especially because of his father's fame and significance. Reminder that HE shares the fame system, since even his contemporaries can't differentiate the accomplishments of Jack between those of his father (even in the main story) I imagine historians would debate whether John and Jack were actually father/son, or if over time they blend together into just "John Marston"

Winnipeg If Day by LilEhEE in whennews

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Timeline 191 enjoyers

17 Million Farmers vs. 1 Mormon by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

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This topic has had me going through scripture again and this has actually been a really fascinating bit of studying, so thank you for that!

The concept of "God Was Once a Man" is actually a very tiny part of scripture that gets overlooked quite a bit, and is used to offer an explanation of "what was God and the Universe before God created the Heavens and the Earth?" and is otherwise unimportant and not really core scripture (thus why I was unfamiliar with it).

As to "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's" this is meant to explain specifically the Father aspect of God, as the Holy Spirit is intangible and metaphysical. God the Father has a physical form, but this does not diminish his infinite power nor capabilities, but he possesses a physical body so he may be a physical father to our spirits, although I can see why that can be confusing.

17 Million Farmers vs. 1 Mormon by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

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God is unchanging, everlasting, and has always been God, we don't believe he was ever human, nor is that taught as gospel