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Feb 3 |
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percentage of British and American troops involved in direct combat with enemy in World War II While for infantry and air force it seems clear what is a "direct" combat, this needs clarification for artillery (of various types) and sailors. |
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Jan 22 |
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Why Antarctica was never conquered before the advent of the modern men? @astabada First things first, why didn't they settled Falkland Islands despite they discovered them? These are 500 km to the east, and not yet in subarctic climate zone proper. |
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Jan 21 |
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Are the Neanderthals a subspecies of Homo sapiens or not? So you simply ask: if a neanderthal and a homo sapiens sapiens had a baby, was it capable of further reproduction or not? I'm afraid it's off-topic on history SE. |
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Jan 21 |
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Why has bidet use not spread to the northern countries of Europe? I guess because it is really unpleasant to sweat on your genitals (so it's not related t history). In colder climates sweating in general is less of a problem. I'd also risk a connected observation that we have less cultural preference towards perfumes and deodorants. On some occasions I've found them unbearably, and I mean UNBEARABLY, strong in southern countries. |
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Jan 21 |
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What are the counterarguments to calling German nazism a right-wing movement? @Drux I'd +10 if I could. Until this is ill-defined (or well-defined but centered around modern US politics) this question sure has my close-as-nonconstructive vote . |
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Jan 21 |
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What are the counterarguments to calling German nazism a right-wing movement? @Nathan Cooper A comment. Nolan chart says Nazism is not right-wing, which is, I believe, central point of the question. |
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Jan 21 |
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Aside from the Jews, did Hitler had a final solution plan for other ethnicities / races in the Third Reich? @J. Katzwinkel OK, I retract "purely accidental". I've really meant: the ethnicity wasn't a criterion of Anne's definition at all. Also, I've misused the quotes for cats - cats are my own paraphrase. |
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Jan 21 |
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Aside from the Jews, did Hitler had a final solution plan for other ethnicities / races in the Third Reich? It was Anne Applebaum, I believe, who defined totalitarian regime by the following characteristic loop: pick a minority from your population based on whatever factor, classify them as non-humans, persecute, repeat for another minority. That factor in this case was ethnicity, would be, for her, purely accidental. Next factor could be "people who owned cats". |
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Jan 17 |
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Was Alexander the Great Greek or Macedonian? @Drux "Know somebody who may know the answer ..." goes through your email client, not via some anonymized SE email. And it does show only on new questions. As soon as at least one answer is added by anyone, it disappears. |
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Jan 17 |
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To what extent did Native American cultures develop metalworking for tools and weapons? @Owen Blacker You misquote "Guns...". The book clearly says there were developed agricultural civilizations (Aztec, Mayan, Inca, Missisipi-valley), so you cannot answer that "hunter-gatherer cultures in the Americas did not have the food surpluses". |
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Jan 15 |
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Was the Napoleonic era cavalry armour effective against firearms? @Saradathrion Wrong and wrong. |
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Jan 15 |
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Are modern Greeks related to the ancient Greeks? I don't get the importance of genetics here? Linguistics are far more established way to estimate the cultural inheritance (or lack thereof) among the common people. |
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Jan 15 |
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Upper-class male cohabitation in mid-19th century USA This just in: Sherlock Holmes Widely Considered the First Gay Detective! |
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Jan 15 |
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Was the Napoleonic era cavalry armour effective against firearms? Pure physics. Compare musket with a modern rifle. Which one needs more kinetic energy to achieve given aiming accuracy? What happens with this kinetic energy after hitting the target? |
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Jan 14 |
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Was Alexander the Great Greek or Macedonian? @FelixGoldberg Well, "language is a dialect with an army and navy" :) |
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Jan 14 |
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When was the term “Nationality” first came into use? How did ancient civilizations refer to themselves? By ethnicity? In which of the current definitions of the term "nationality" are you interested in? |
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Jan 8 |
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What are the social preconditions for division of labour, when compared in different emerging civilizations? I can only agree with the comment. But neither OP or me tried to strip you of your rights or your freedom. Both OP and me tried to discourage a certain behavior. |
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Jan 8 |
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What is considered to be the pivotal battle between Caesar and Pompey? @astabada It would be great if this would be similarly well referenced: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar%27s_Civil_War A key article in such a pitiful state... |
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Jan 8 |
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What are the social preconditions for division of labour, when compared in different emerging civilizations? Well, you are right about point 1, and wrong about points 2,3,4,5. But, most importantly, you provide to the OP exactly what he don't wish to see, your personal opinion, and not an opinion of a published scientist: "I demand more than personal reasoning for an accepted answer, at least quotes of a historian [...]" |
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Jan 7 |
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Emigration restrictions in history Felix, don't mind. Samuel has an uncommon political stance, and this is why sometimes his actions seem mysterious. |
