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Why would silk underwear disqualify you from the United States military draft?
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Why wasn't the Free City of Lübeck ever restored?
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Why would the heads of the Manhattan Project have been imprisoned in the event of its failure?
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How did attitudes of German citizens toward Hitler and the Nazi Party change over the course of the pre-war and the post-war periods?
Awarded Mar 5, 2021 at 12:19
Did any Nazi court convict officers of atrocities that went "too far" even by SS standards?
Awarded Mar 4, 2021 at 20:56
Why didn't the Soviets keep their encircled forces supplied by airlifting supplies?
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Did Aztecs know how many continents there are on earth?
Awarded Mar 4, 2021 at 13:27
Why does the amount of days in an year on average of the Gregorian calendar only have 4 decimal places (365.2425)?
Awarded Mar 4, 2021 at 5:10
Why does the amount of days in an year on average of the Gregorian calendar only have 4 decimal places (365.2425)?
Awarded Mar 3, 2021 at 23:30
What was the fastest coal-powered ship in a country's navy?
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Did Aztecs know how many continents there are on earth?
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When was the first recorded example of a race competition in human history?
Awarded Mar 2, 2021 at 16:42
Why did the Soviet Union out-pace the US during the space-race?
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Did healers in medieval Europe use moldy bread in poultices for wounds?
Awarded Mar 2, 2021 at 2:27
Why did the Soviet Union out-pace the US during the space-race?
Awarded Mar 2, 2021 at 2:05
What role did the space race play in reducing the nuclear threat during the 1960s?
Awarded Mar 1, 2021 at 14:26
Are these remarks by Napoleon on Jesus genuine?
Awarded Feb 28, 2021 at 20:18
Why did life expectancy decline sharply in 16th century England?
Awarded Feb 28, 2021 at 15:26
Why did the Soviet Union out-pace the US during the space-race?
Awarded Feb 28, 2021 at 4:11
Did drawbacks of egalitarianism or mismanagement cause the rural famine in the Great Leap Forward?
Awarded Feb 28, 2021 at 3:09
How common was decimation in the Roman army?
Awarded Feb 26, 2021 at 11:56
Was there an increased interest in 'the spirit world' in the aftermath of the First World War?
Awarded Feb 25, 2021 at 14:52
What media did Irenaeus used to write his letters?
Awarded Feb 25, 2021 at 4:10
Did French troops use chemical weapons during the Siege of Laghouat in 1852?
Awarded Feb 24, 2021 at 10:43
Are these remarks by Napoleon on Jesus genuine?
Awarded Feb 24, 2021 at 1:04
Are there military commanders other than Khalid ibn al-Walid who have never been defeated?
Awarded Feb 23, 2021 at 7:56
Why are some later Mayan scripts unintelligible to archaeologists, while earlier ones can be read?
Awarded Feb 23, 2021 at 7:42
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Were slave armies used?
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What WW2 German badge is this?
Awarded Feb 22, 2021 at 18:35
Why are stamps put in the top-right corner of post?
Awarded Feb 20, 2021 at 12:51
Why didn't the Trafalgar Way messengers sail up the English Channel?
Awarded Feb 20, 2021 at 12:20
Was the attempt to take Stalingrad a distraction to the original objectives of the German Sixth Army during Case Blue in 1942?
Awarded Feb 19, 2021 at 7:32
Why wasn’t the USSR “rebranded” communist?
Awarded Feb 18, 2021 at 22:03
Why wasn’t the USSR “rebranded” communist?
Awarded Feb 17, 2021 at 12:10
Why wasn’t the USSR “rebranded” communist?
Awarded Feb 16, 2021 at 22:07
Where did Wilson state that the US would have to force access to markets with violence?
Awarded Feb 16, 2021 at 0:16
When did Aurochs (large wild cattle) become extinct in Britain?
Awarded Feb 15, 2021 at 10:21
Why is Nazi Germany called a "fascist" regime?
Awarded Feb 15, 2021 at 6:06
Why is Nazi Germany called a "fascist" regime?
Awarded Feb 13, 2021 at 11:47
What was the route for ships from England to South Africa in 1840?
Awarded Feb 12, 2021 at 12:33
How long was a sea journey from England to East Africa 1868-1877?
Awarded Feb 12, 2021 at 3:40
Why was the ship "Palmyra" so named?
Awarded Feb 12, 2021 at 1:36
Who first said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."?
Awarded Feb 12, 2021 at 0:56
Did Franco ever refer to his regime as Fascist?
Awarded Feb 10, 2021 at 15:18
Why did Indira Gandhi lift the Emergency?
Awarded Feb 10, 2021 at 13:11
How did Bligh navigate during his open boat voyage after losing The Bounty?
Awarded Feb 10, 2021 at 11:03
Why, in the US, is Japanese brutality ignored compared with the Nazi brutality in WW2?
Awarded Feb 9, 2021 at 10:55
Why were so many female members of Hapsburg family named Maria something?
Awarded Feb 8, 2021 at 8:48
Why was silage only invented in the 19th century?
Awarded Feb 7, 2021 at 12:55
Who were the "international statesmen" Hitler referenced in his last will as having started the war?
Awarded Feb 5, 2021 at 8:41
What is the earliest mention of space travel?
Awarded Feb 4, 2021 at 18:42
What is the earliest mention of space travel?
Awarded Feb 4, 2021 at 17:47
Did Franco ever refer to his regime as Fascist?
Awarded Feb 4, 2021 at 15:26
Did the Socialist and the Fascist party share the electoral programme in Italy?
Awarded Feb 4, 2021 at 14:07
How much did Didius Julianus pay to become emperor of Rome?
Awarded Feb 4, 2021 at 11:41
How accurate is Grossman's description of Nazi concentration camps?
Awarded Feb 4, 2021 at 1:08
Did foreign countries respond to the Munich Putsch?
Awarded Feb 4, 2021 at 0:47
What is the historical basis for the Exodus?
Awarded Feb 3, 2021 at 19:20
How confusing was British currency compared to decimal currency circa 1850?
Awarded Feb 2, 2021 at 19:41
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