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What was life expectancy in early medieval Britain?
Awarded Dec 11, 2016 at 16:21
Were slave rowers ever chained to the ship?
Awarded Dec 11, 2016 at 6:50
What specific changes were made to political ideologies around during and before World War I?
Awarded Dec 1, 2016 at 17:05
Why did Germany attack Neutral Belgium in the first world war?
Awarded Nov 18, 2016 at 14:32
When did worshipping of ancient Greek gods come to an end?
Awarded Nov 16, 2016 at 20:18
Why was Switzerland not attacked during the two World Wars?
Awarded Nov 14, 2016 at 9:57
When and why did having long hair become associated with women, and short hair with men?
Awarded Nov 12, 2016 at 16:58
Were there large scale protests after earlier presidential elections in the US?
Awarded Nov 11, 2016 at 0:46
On 1941 Dec 7, could Japan have targeted the Panama Canal instead of Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack?
Awarded Nov 9, 2016 at 1:29
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Awarded Nov 6, 2016 at 1:47
Why didn’t Japan attack the West Coast of the United States during World War II?
Awarded Nov 2, 2016 at 14:52
Lion in European monarchies' coats of arms
Awarded Oct 31, 2016 at 15:53
Why were Navajo code talkers used during WW2?
Awarded Oct 28, 2016 at 22:01
To what extent did Native American cultures develop metalworking for tools and weapons?
Awarded Oct 28, 2016 at 13:24
How heavily were the British taxing their American colonies?
Awarded Oct 18, 2016 at 2:09
Why are so many metros underground? Isn't that more expensive than an elevated system?
Awarded Oct 12, 2016 at 13:47
Did the date of 9/11 have significance, or was it chosen randomly?
Awarded Oct 9, 2016 at 20:25
How did the Nazis plan to defeat America during World War II?
Awarded Oct 7, 2016 at 0:25
How did Europeans really conquer the Americas? [closed]
Awarded Oct 5, 2016 at 12:17
Can the Queen of England fire the prime minister of Australia?
Awarded Sep 30, 2016 at 10:15
Why didn't Gengis Khan invade India? [closed]
Awarded Sep 29, 2016 at 4:37
When has a sovereign state last given territory to another as a gift?
Awarded Sep 26, 2016 at 7:24
Is there a reason for a Queen's husband not to be referred to as King?
Awarded Sep 19, 2016 at 13:58
Is there a civilization that never believed in God in the ancient times?
Awarded Sep 16, 2016 at 23:19
Why did the Soviet Union have multiple airplane manufacturers?
Awarded Sep 15, 2016 at 15:42
Why China was able to unify and not Europe?
Awarded Sep 13, 2016 at 18:15
When and where was salt as valuable as gold?
Awarded Sep 13, 2016 at 15:02
Did the division between East and West Germany coincide with cultural boundaries?
Awarded Sep 9, 2016 at 18:53
What is the death toll attributed to US internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII?
Awarded Sep 6, 2016 at 4:02
What damage did anti-tank rifles hope to inflict on tanks in WW2?
Awarded Sep 2, 2016 at 16:03
Are steam engines still in regular use anywhere in the world?
Awarded Aug 24, 2016 at 9:55
Why aren't there any Chinese colonies?
Awarded Aug 23, 2016 at 11:53
Has there ever been a truly multi-sided war?
Awarded Aug 19, 2016 at 4:26
Did Bill Gates steal the GUI concept from Steve Jobs?
Awarded Aug 8, 2016 at 8:46
Are the "bone fields" of the Stalingrad encircled battlefields real?
Awarded Aug 8, 2016 at 8:46
Has there ever been a successful "Anarchy"? [closed]
Awarded Aug 7, 2016 at 21:00
Why were Civil War battle techniques so bloody, if the US had learned guerrilla fighting in the Revolutionary War?
Awarded Aug 4, 2016 at 10:43
Why did navies abandon armour?
Awarded Jul 28, 2016 at 17:22
What factors led to the rise of political parties in the United States?
Awarded Jul 27, 2016 at 17:48
Were there women who were against giving women the right to vote?
Awarded Jul 21, 2016 at 15:51
Is Kemal Atatürk responsible for Armenian Genocide?
Awarded Jul 16, 2016 at 14:30
Who discovered first that the Moon does not have its own light?
Awarded Jul 11, 2016 at 19:00
Do any Egyptian hieroglyphics mention the ten plagues?
Awarded Jul 10, 2016 at 0:41
What is the longest effective range artillery weapon ever built?
Awarded Jul 8, 2016 at 5:10
Why do Spaniards have their lunch and dinner so late?
Awarded Jul 6, 2016 at 19:04
What were the reasons for the Renaissance / scientific revolution in Europe?
Awarded Jul 5, 2016 at 18:15
Did the Romans ever encounter the Vikings?
Awarded Jul 1, 2016 at 21:55
Were soldiers in the World Wars paid?
Awarded Jul 1, 2016 at 12:47
How did Europeans first acquire gunpowder?
Awarded Jun 29, 2016 at 22:39
Did Albert Einstein really receive this rejection letter from the University of Bern?
Awarded Jun 27, 2016 at 6:47
How effective were longbow archers against plate-armored infantry?
Awarded Jun 22, 2016 at 14:17
Why didn't Germany blockade the Strait of Gibraltar during WW2?
Awarded Jun 17, 2016 at 7:03
Why was the Japanese Army's fatalities inflicted:suffered ratio so low in the Pacific theatre?
Awarded Jun 14, 2016 at 17:26
What was the religion of the Arabic people before conversion to Islam?
Awarded Jun 14, 2016 at 10:29
Why, in the US, is Japanese brutality ignored compared with the Nazi brutality in WW2?
Awarded Jun 13, 2016 at 8:42
In the British empire, what was the difference between a Governor General and a Viceroy?
Awarded Jun 10, 2016 at 11:52
Did the ancient Greeks ever climb Mt. Olympus?
Awarded Jun 8, 2016 at 15:19
What was the first known war in history?
Awarded Jun 8, 2016 at 9:46
Why did the French sell Louisiana?
Awarded Jun 6, 2016 at 20:29
Which Confederate State provided the most troops in the American Civil War?
Awarded Jun 3, 2016 at 12:52
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