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Dec 18	comment	What was the reason of extreme anti-Communism in the first half of 20th century? I don't think OP was asking where the cruelty came from. OP implicitly assumes that there was an emotion accumulated but the question is, precisely, why it manifested so much pro/against communism. Your answer would apply as well to the atrocities centered around, say, rose gardens.
Dec 15	comment	Did “droit du seigneur” actually exist in medieval Europe? Well researched.
Dec 12	comment	How severe were the casualties in ancient/medieval battles? Were there any well-documented battles that ended with a controlled withdrawal?
Dec 12	comment	What were the military justifications for the bombing of Dresden? And surely, the bombing had no impact on resistance of Dresden to Soviet ground troops. Dresden was taken on 8 May 1945, long after Hitler was dead, and after Goering surrendered, and after Jodl signed the final uncoditional surrender; just hours before the surrender went into effect at 23:01 (CET).
Dec 12	comment	Is it true the British heavily downplayed their defeat in Cartagena? "the name gives you an idea of how important the conflict was considered" - this argument works against you, since the name ("The War of Jenkins' Ear") was coined 100 years after the conflict ended.
Dec 12	comment	What were the military justifications for the bombing of Dresden? Immediate military value? The only operation that comes to my mind is this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Silesian_Offensive (Mind you, the actual railroad to Breslau was not a target of a Dresden bombing. I'm providing a starting point for research, not implying it was the real/valid intent.)
Dec 12	comment	Which lost historical documents, when uncovered, led to the most substantial revisions in historiography? Please consider rephrasing to "Which lost historical documents, when uncovered, led to the most substantial revisions in historiography?"
Nov 28	comment	What was the reason for Soviet troops to withdraw from Yugoslavia in World War II? @SamuelRussell Scratching my head now over downvote. The sentence mentioning "magic" in no way belongs to my actual question. I've removed it. It's just a minor loss of historical context.
Nov 28	comment	What were the origins of democracy? @ReliableSource The decision making in hunter-gatherer bands (the "before Neolithic" humans) is backed up by "Guns, Germs, and Steel".
Nov 28	comment	What was the societal wealth demographics when the major pyramids were built? @NewAlexandria Every your word assures me we are not on the same page at all. "Wealth" and "currency" are terms that don't help with anything here, but very much contribute to misunderstanding and useless debates.
Nov 27	comment	What was the reason for Soviet troops to withdraw from Yugoslavia in World War II? @Jørgen Thanks for pointing out this little gem. Curiously, Soviets stayed on Norwegian soil until they learnt about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From Yugoslavia, it seems they withdrew much more quickly.
Nov 27	comment	What was the reason for Soviet troops to withdraw from Yugoslavia in World War II? Excuse me, but this section in Wikipedia article, not to say it's bullshit, but is not sufficiently sourced. I'm interested exactly in the gory details of what you've summarized with "[...] so were redeployed [...]". For example take Poland: the troops were needed elsewhere, and they were redeployed, but some rear remained, and this was very much sufficient to influence country's politics.
Nov 27	comment	No speed limit on German highways - why? @Jake J True. And think about aircraft. Are there no emission problems there? So maybe a common speed limit for both? Like 400 km/h, I wonder what would passengers and industrial lobby say to that?
Nov 27	comment	When did the Roman forum fall into disuse? @SMeznaric why yes of course books.lmgtfy.com/?q=Forum+608+column+Byzantine+# I recommend Caldwell it it pops up in the result.
Nov 27	comment	How did Greece avoid the Soviet sphere of influence? Hence I've made a comment, not an answer.
Nov 27	comment	How did Greece avoid the Soviet sphere of influence? For Yugoslavia and Albania, as much as it is questionable if they were a part of Eastern Bloc (after, respectively, 1948 and 1961), they surely weren't under USSR command like the rest. Nice overview of Soviet political progress: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Bloc
Nov 25	comment	How many people were affected by the Golodomor [Famine-Genocide in Ukraine] OP asked about two things: the numbers and the sources. What question was on your mind when answering?
Nov 24	comment	How was Israel able to build a powerful military within days of the formation of the state? "The Battle" of Tel Hai in 1920 is a peculiar choice of wording: 8 killed vs 5 killed... Thus decisive Arab victory! No kidding, everything is in Wikipedia.
Nov 24	comment	What was the societal wealth demographics when the major pyramids were built? Having great capital leads to having greater capital (hence "capitalism"). But even 500 years ago the positive feedback loop of capital was of no importance whatsoever. It was important to have much land, vasals, and army. If you had money, great, but it didn't led you to have even more money; you had the money so you spent it and had less.
Nov 23	comment	What was the worst economic crisis of all times? +1 Great chart.