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How was Alexander the Great able to rule so much territory?
Awarded Nov 21, 2017 at 3:00
Did any leader say "We may have lost the battle, but not the war"?
Awarded Nov 20, 2017 at 19:52
Why did people have so many children in Victorian times?
Awarded Nov 18, 2017 at 15:36
Did the ancients or other pre-industrial civilisations engage in unsustainable practices?
Awarded Nov 17, 2017 at 14:07
Is it true that there are more slaves in the world now than ever at one point in history?
Awarded Nov 17, 2017 at 4:37
Why did Chamberlain act to appease Hitler leading up to the outbreak of World War 2?
Awarded Nov 16, 2017 at 13:56
Why did the Roman military start to favour swords over the spear phalanx?
Awarded Nov 15, 2017 at 9:52
How many soldiers did Ghengis Khan field?
Awarded Nov 14, 2017 at 10:14
Was the Wehrmacht a mechanized army?
Awarded Nov 13, 2017 at 17:28
Size of Viking armies and raiding parties in 9th-10th centuries?
Awarded Nov 13, 2017 at 15:42
Why did Mozambique join the British Commonwealth?
Awarded Nov 10, 2017 at 15:37
Which nations have armed prisoners and sent them to war?
Awarded Nov 7, 2017 at 21:03
How did the Romans do division?
Awarded Nov 6, 2017 at 11:41
When did people decide that all caps means the writer is shouting?
Awarded Oct 27, 2017 at 15:47
Are these remarks by Napoleon on Jesus genuine?
Awarded Oct 27, 2017 at 4:29
Why wasn't the Republic of Ireland invaded (by either side) in WW2?
Awarded Oct 22, 2017 at 7:00
Why does Latin America have a higher number of surviving Native Americans than North America?
Awarded Oct 19, 2017 at 23:52
Is it true that slavery was endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa previous to the establishment of the trans-Atlantic slave trade?
Awarded Oct 13, 2017 at 13:00
What was the exact time of announcement of Indian independence?
Awarded Oct 6, 2017 at 18:46
Why did the Moors invade the Iberian peninsula?
Awarded Oct 4, 2017 at 18:55
Which came first: polytheism or monotheism?
Awarded Oct 2, 2017 at 16:17
Transatlantic Zeppelin trips usually took > 100 hours. How did they stock enough food, and where did they sleep?
Awarded Sep 28, 2017 at 19:08
Why do so many national flags contain the color red?
Awarded Sep 25, 2017 at 1:21
How long does it take to craft the kinds of armour worn by typical medieval warriors in europe?
Awarded Sep 23, 2017 at 20:03
What were the Nazi racial views on Hungarians and the Japanese?
Awarded Sep 22, 2017 at 2:30
Why were women targeted as witches?
Awarded Sep 19, 2017 at 15:35
Were there any attempts to assassinate Joseph Stalin?
Awarded Sep 19, 2017 at 10:12
How much tax did Romans pay?
Awarded Sep 17, 2017 at 19:16
Who invented the first flag?
Awarded Sep 14, 2017 at 10:34
Why didn't Roman emperors have harems?
Awarded Sep 9, 2017 at 8:49
Why was Japan not colonized? [closed]
Awarded Sep 5, 2017 at 19:56
What is the context of Lincoln saying: "if I could save the union without freeing any slave I would do it"
Awarded Sep 3, 2017 at 16:52
Why did the Germans spare Allied troops trapped at Dunkirk?
Awarded Sep 1, 2017 at 15:51
Why did Japanese samurai disembowel themselves?
Awarded Sep 1, 2017 at 4:29
Why did native Americans and Europeans mix in South America but not in North America?
Awarded Aug 31, 2017 at 5:04
What is the source and history of "green on blue attack" expression?
Awarded Aug 22, 2017 at 9:22
Jewish Slave Owners in the United States
Awarded Aug 21, 2017 at 19:27
Has there ever been a case when a traitorous military commander took command again for the side he betrayed?
Awarded Aug 20, 2017 at 23:56
Why are military uniforms often flared or poofy above the knee?
Awarded Aug 18, 2017 at 22:23
What did Germany do in World War II about the different rail gauge in the Soviet Union?
Awarded Aug 14, 2017 at 16:04
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Awarded Aug 14, 2017 at 10:14
Identify the era or any other clues from this soldier's picture?
Awarded Aug 11, 2017 at 9:21
What forces/incentives drove the Mongols to conquer a much larger territory than they could comfortably settle or rule?
Awarded Jul 30, 2017 at 5:59
Why did Abraham Lincoln choose Andrew Johnson as a vice presidential running mate?
Awarded Jul 29, 2017 at 0:09
How were the Bulgarians regarded by the Nazis during World War II?
Awarded Jul 27, 2017 at 9:47
Was England considered a "colony" of France?
Awarded Jul 25, 2017 at 1:08
Normandy: Why did the landing craft open on the front?
Awarded Jul 23, 2017 at 18:56
When did homosexuality become unacceptable in Europe?
Awarded Jul 22, 2017 at 19:57
GDP per capita of major combatants before and after WWII?
Awarded Jul 16, 2017 at 13:44
Was the American Civil War the “bloodiest civil war in history”?
Awarded Jul 16, 2017 at 3:23
How did people travel to remote islands like Easter Island?
Awarded Jul 16, 2017 at 2:42
When did steel first appear? [closed]
Awarded Jul 10, 2017 at 2:58
Price of a shot and a bottle of whiskey in 1870s American West
Awarded Jun 28, 2017 at 21:31
When did the allies find out about the killing of Jews during WW2
Awarded Jun 23, 2017 at 1:02
What were the reasons that the British colonies in North America rebelled but not others?
Awarded Jun 19, 2017 at 15:22
How well can cavalry fight infantry?
Awarded Jun 18, 2017 at 5:09
How did Alexander III of Macedon get the title "the Great"?
Awarded Jun 13, 2017 at 9:58
What is the origin of the stereotype that Polish people lack intelligence?
Awarded Jun 12, 2017 at 1:54
Was Henry II's ". . . turbulent priest. . . " quote accurate?
Awarded Jun 8, 2017 at 15:49
Why did Christopher Columbus think he had arrived near Japan?
Awarded Jun 7, 2017 at 19:23
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