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18h	comment	May the very fact that M. Thatcher was a woman well have been the most remarkable thing about her? "Suspecting" what will be most "interesting" in several centuries' time is not the subject matter of what should count as historical analysis. And what's the evidence that Thatcher loathed feminism, source please? By what definition of feminism? This does not sound like much of a historical analysis to me. (Voted to re-open nevertheless, for somebody may know better about this.)
21h	comment	How popular was Mozart in France before WWII and after it? Unfortunately I have only anecdotal information plus this to share a this time ...
1d	comment	The role of the two world wars in the evolution of Fordism I think you should ask your teacher why he goes into such a little-heard-of theory as Fordism when covering economic theory instead of starting with the basics; if he is a good teacher, he'll be willing to explain and you'll be able to improve your question accordingly
1d	comment	Was there discrimination against Jewish people at the entrance exams to the most prestigious universities in the USSR? @Anixx Yes, I see now: The table on p. 8 (40:6) seems to indicate actual discrimination of a gifted group. While it carries a bitter tone the paper is also interesting for its documentation of specific admission procedures on a high level in mathematics.
1d	comment	Was there discrimination against Jewish people at the entrance exams to the most prestigious universities in the USSR? @FelixGoldberg I see, and so why did you flag my comment then? Anything wrong about it (in case you were referring to my comment in the first place -- I'm not certain, but after all it preceded your's)?
1d	comment	Why did the Arabs start the 1973 War during Ramadan, and did it affect their performance? At least the information conveyed in the last sentence ("contact the professors of history in any Arabic university") cannot be true as it stands :) I am sure there must be some diversity of opinion also in this population and on this topic. Anyway, thanks for your effort.
1d	comment	Was there discrimination against Jewish people at the entrance exams to the most prestigious universities in the USSR? @FelixGoldberg What does flagging a comment mean? (still learning about SE and not a native speaker :)
1d	comment	U.S. Marine Corps and Why does the Navy’s army need its own air force? @Odysseus Thx -- VG stuff. Could you perhaps elaborate on these points in history in more details (as answer to this question, or I can also post a question with a wider scope if that helps.) Re modern version I can see how this is an unique advantage, also because you have all capabilities (including air capabilities) inside a single "silo".
2d	comment	Epoch of an item with anchor symbol with the letters N and D I though N.D. could be Nomen Domini ("name of the Lord"), but @RISwampYankee's version now sounds more convincing (also) to me.
2d	comment	Was there discrimination against Jewish people at the entrance exams to the most prestigious universities in the USSR? How would questions with a "simple solution that is difficult to find" discriminate against Jews specifically? BTW, Grigori Perelman (he of Poincaré conjecture) is of Jewish descent and he studied in St. Petersburg.
2d	comment	U.S. Marine Corps and Why does the Navy’s army need its own air force? +1 Thx, the historic part of the question is now settled, as far as I am concerned. Outside history (and therefore outside SE) I am sure there is much merit and value to the Marine's service, but IMO the situation must be judged in relation to cost, esp. with new developments such as special force ops (as mentioned by @RISwampYankee), drone warfare, etc. Tradition (Robert E. Lee served in the cavalry yet his reputation rests secure) and hints of possible violence are perhaps not sufficient reasons over the long run :) No disrespect at all to any former or serving personnel intended.
2d	comment	U.S. Marine Corps and Why does the Navy’s army need its own air force? +1 Thx for this. Do you know whether it is then correct to assume that U.S. forces (initially) stationed e.g. in Iraq and Afghanistan were mainly from the Marine Corps (i.e. the U.S. expeditionary force) and not from the Army (and obviously not from the Air Force and Navy either)?
2d	comment	U.S. Marine Corps and Why does the Navy’s army need its own air force? @MarkC.Wallace Thx, sounds like a good preliminary answer. BTW, lots of other countries presumably have had navy infantries at some time in the past as well, but have out-phased or downgraded them in favor of other service branches. It's not clear to me from browsing Wikipedia what the particular, overwhelming distinction of the U.S. Marines was/is (specifically in terms of their history).
2d	comment	U.S. Marine Corps and Why does the Navy’s army need its own air force? The question appears in the last paragraph ("what historical events ..."). The remaining text is for setting up the question.
2d	comment	What uncertainties and questions surround the death of Attila? Thx, mystery solved now :)
2d	comment	What uncertainties and questions surround the death of Attila? Mildly confused: how does adding the qualifier "possibly" constitute applying Occam's razor? BTW, in the Nibelungen saga (at least in Fritz Lang's 1924 movie version) Attila (aka King Etzel) marries Kriemhild of Burgundy (who is also Siegfried's widow), and he alone is going to survive her entire clan as tragedy unfolds ...
2d	comment	Eastern and Southern Europe in the medieval time period? +1 & somewhat (geographically) related question here.
May 19	comment	Parable of the broken window and 1929 crisis Is this a homework assignment? It's the first time I hear of the parable of the broken window: could you please identify some source for it? Thx.
May 19	comment	How popular was Mozart in France before WWII and after it? Start e.g. here ... :)
May 19	comment	Is there a commonly-accepted book or a site that explains the history-of-everything? Not strictly a history book, but you may enjoy Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel. I certainly did and it won e.g. the Pulitzer Prize.