▲ 435 ▼ I don't make the rules (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/historymemes@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago (6 children) (Source, btw.) permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 45 points 1 year ago Unfortunately, quite a few guys end up obsessed with that one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (4 children) Does it even count as an empire? He had what, 5-6 years occupying parts of Europe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Skua@kbin.earth 20 points 1 year ago* I would say yes, just a very short-lived one. I'd struggle to come up with a definition of an empire that excluded Nazi Germany short of just arbitrarily imposing a minimum required lifespan. It was definitely a large, powerful, expansionist state that conquered other areas in order to subjugate them for the benefit of a metropole. The Reichskommisariats were basically intended as colonial administrations, not to mention client states like Slovakia permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) parts of Europe Quite big parts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) What's the significance of the numbers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago What numbers, all I see is the years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 45 points 1 year ago Unfortunately, quite a few guys end up obsessed with that one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (4 children) Does it even count as an empire? He had what, 5-6 years occupying parts of Europe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Skua@kbin.earth 20 points 1 year ago* I would say yes, just a very short-lived one. I'd struggle to come up with a definition of an empire that excluded Nazi Germany short of just arbitrarily imposing a minimum required lifespan. It was definitely a large, powerful, expansionist state that conquered other areas in order to subjugate them for the benefit of a metropole. The Reichskommisariats were basically intended as colonial administrations, not to mention client states like Slovakia permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) parts of Europe Quite big parts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) What's the significance of the numbers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago What numbers, all I see is the years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skua@kbin.earth 20 points 1 year ago* I would say yes, just a very short-lived one. I'd struggle to come up with a definition of an empire that excluded Nazi Germany short of just arbitrarily imposing a minimum required lifespan. It was definitely a large, powerful, expansionist state that conquered other areas in order to subjugate them for the benefit of a metropole. The Reichskommisariats were basically intended as colonial administrations, not to mention client states like Slovakia permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) parts of Europe Quite big parts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) What's the significance of the numbers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago What numbers, all I see is the years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) What's the significance of the numbers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago What numbers, all I see is the years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago What numbers, all I see is the years permalink fedilink source parent