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Aug 2 |
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Did Jefferson really say this quote about patriotism? Wikiquote, the UVA Jefferson Digital Archive, the Jefferson Cyclopedia, the Jefferson Online Encyclopedia and the Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress all turned up zilch. It's probably not a Jefferson quote, so Adlai Stevenson is the better bet. |
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Aug 1 |
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Has there ever been an attempted military takeover of a democracy in the western world? Don't mistake revolt for a coup - a coup d'etat is specifically a complete takeover by part of the existing government - usually, but not always, this means the military. I don't think civil war or aristocratic rebellion counts. |
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Aug 1 |
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Has there ever been an attempted military takeover of a democracy in the western world? Ah, you mean "First World Democracies" not "The Western World." In that case, both South Korea and Turkey qualify. |
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Aug 1 |
answered | Has there ever been an attempted military takeover of a democracy in the western world? |
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Jul 26 |
answered | Timing of Trotsky's Assassination |
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Jul 26 |
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Was the Granny Smith Apple the first green skinned apple widely propagated? Another vote to re-open. The origin of crops is a =big deal= in history and archaeology. It may not be as sexy as "where did wheat production originate", but it's still a valid topic. |
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Jul 26 |
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In Golf history, why is Musselburgh considered the first course, when St. Andrews was where golf was first played? added 38 characters in body |
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Jul 26 |
answered | In Golf history, why is Musselburgh considered the first course, when St. Andrews was where golf was first played? |
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Jul 25 |
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What are the counterarguments to calling German nazism a right-wing movement? *The bottom line is that the conservatives/right wing in the US believes in limited government. The less governmental power the better.*No, you're describing anarchism? This has zero nuance or relation to political science, and no supporting evidence at all - it sounds more like propaganda than an answer. Must be an election year. -1. |
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Jul 23 |
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Why doesn't Russia maintain significant numbers of Aircraft carriers? @dvk - I'm one of those rare Americans who considered Kosovo the dumbest geopolitical mistake USA made in the last 50 years, since day 0 it started. - Vietnam, Iraq, bungling the Iranian Revolution, bungling Afghanistan, all peanuts compared to the enormity of our Kosovo intervention! |
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Jul 23 |
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Are there any existing foreign language teaching texts from the Ancient Near East? Changed the answer to indicate that what he was looking for probably didn't exist and why - but offered something similar that may be of interest to someone looking into how early written languages were taught. |
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Jul 23 |
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Are there any existing foreign language teaching texts from the Ancient Near East? added 39 characters in body |
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Jul 20 |
answered | Early history of prime numbers |
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Jul 18 |
answered | What was the first confirmed use of black powder to blow stuff up in war (in China and in Europe)? |
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Jul 16 |
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In which historical trials was God summoned as a witness? This question now seems both answerable and interesting. |
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Jul 16 |
answered | Reception of Acemoglu-Robinson 'extractive institutions' thesis? |
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Jul 16 |
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What made Alexander great? @Bryce - Hannibal won against stunningly bad Roman generals. He fared much less well against Scipio. This is a common phenomena among history buffs - Everyone gets all excited for Rommel or Napoleon, leaving Patton and Wellington as after-thoughts. (And this is magnified a hundred-fold for the American Civil War. Everyone knows Quantrill, no-one knows Grierson.) In war, it's now how you start, it's how you finish. |
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Jul 12 |
answered | Are there any existing foreign language teaching texts from the Ancient Near East? |
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Jun 28 |
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Did Archery evolve independently on separate continents? As an aside, I've always wondered why the alt-atl fell out of favor with skirmishers, like the Roman hastati, who could have used the extra oomph when launching pilum at the enemy. It was common in the neolithic as a hunting tool, and then just disappeared completely before civilization showed up. |
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Jun 26 |
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How well can cavalry fight infantry? @Tom Au - Charles Martel did all right against Moorish cavalry with his heavy infantry at Tours. Heavy infantry tends to be better equipped and better trained than the usual foot slogger, and a match for cavalry. They're also expensive and upset aristocratic class sensibilities, so they were pretty uncommon. |
