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What strategic value did Christianity hold for Constantine that made him convert to Christianity?
Awarded Jul 1 '19 at 18:55
What were the factors that led to stagflation in the United States during the 1970s?
Awarded Jan 24 '19 at 2:05
Why wasn't the American civil war fought between slaves and masters?
Awarded Oct 31 '18 at 1:40
What factors led to the 30% devaluation of pound sterling in 1949?
Awarded Dec 17 '17 at 20:24
Why and how were the Mongols able to invade Russia successfully?
Awarded Nov 18 '17 at 3:21
How was Switzerland able to stay neutral during WWI and WWII?
Awarded Nov 16 '17 at 17:09
How did the American Civil War help the U.S economy recover from the Panic of 1857 given that civil wars are extremely destructive?
Awarded Aug 24 '17 at 9:17
Why didn't Zheng He colonize the countries he explored like what the Europeans did to the New World? [closed]
Awarded Jan 28 '17 at 5:13
Why didn't the European Christians take back Constantinopole?
Awarded Jan 1 '17 at 14:30
Why did World War I victors let Germany pay reparations in German Marks and gave it the option to default via inflation?
Awarded Nov 5 '16 at 20:34
Why did the Soviet Union's economy grow fast in the 1950's-1960's?
Awarded Apr 18 '16 at 18:06
How did the conquering Mongols and Manchus of China end up becoming part of China?
Awarded Oct 27 '15 at 23:47
How did Maximilien de Robespierre lose control of his Reign of Terror and die by the guillotine?
Awarded Mar 24 '15 at 2:41
What forces/incentives drove the Mongols to conquer a much larger territory than they could comfortably settle or rule?
Awarded Jan 21 '15 at 1:52
What did Germany do after World War II to recover so successfully that it became more prosperous than its WW2 victors?
Awarded Dec 30 '14 at 10:53
How did the Catholic Pope manage to become more powerful than Kings in old Europe?
Awarded Oct 5 '14 at 11:24
How did Germany rebuild so quickly after World War I?
Awarded Jul 11 '14 at 11:08
Why was 19th-century Japan able to modernize and not China?
Awarded May 27 '14 at 7:30
What happened to the wealth of the Rothschild banking family? [closed]
Awarded Mar 20 '14 at 18:08

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