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What were the effects of US foreign policy in the South East Asian region in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s on states with capitalist economies?
Awarded Apr 10 at 1:16
Why were so many Soviet films shot in 1938–39 about a future German invasion?
Awarded Apr 2 at 7:25
How have historians calculated the total number of votes in general elections which had plural voting?
Awarded Mar 11 at 12:56
How did Alexander the Great die?
Awarded Feb 3 at 5:05
Did the Romans reuse crosses for crucifixion punishment or it was one time use (1st century Jerusalem) ? I need verified sources on this
Awarded Jan 30 at 19:52
Is there audio of Malcolm X's original The Ballot or the Bullet speech?
Awarded Dec 14, 2023 at 5:37
Was prostitution legal in the Kingdom of Israel during the reign of Solomon?
Awarded Dec 13, 2023 at 4:51
What percentage of Andrew Carnegie's steel workers died on the job annually?
Awarded Dec 2, 2023 at 4:22
Has a region/territory/country using the Western 7-day week ever got 'out-of-sync' for the day of the week?
Awarded Nov 22, 2023 at 11:26
Were regular citizens of the Republic of Venice permitted to own and carry arms/weapons?
Awarded Nov 21, 2023 at 15:32
How long does a generation last?
Awarded Nov 14, 2023 at 17:32
Was the Bohemian Elector part of the Electoral College for purposes of a Reichstag, especially if he was the Emperor of the HRE?
Awarded Nov 5, 2023 at 17:04
Were there Old English speaking enclaves within the Danelaw?
Awarded Oct 3, 2023 at 17:18
Are there any records that indicate a submarine vs submarine battle?
Awarded Oct 2, 2023 at 8:27
Was slavery abolished in the Kingdom of Hungary, and if so, when?
Awarded Sep 15, 2023 at 14:46
Are there realistic Ancient Egyptian artistic renderings of *flames*?
Awarded Aug 27, 2023 at 1:26
Did Nazi Germany ever actually make it illegal to practice Judaism?
Awarded Aug 25, 2023 at 22:32
Where and when did the legend that the Auld Alliance dates back to 809 AD begin?
Awarded Aug 15, 2023 at 17:42
How common was cannibalism in Christian Europe until the 17th century?
Awarded Jul 31, 2023 at 16:17
Were communists opposed to Jews in France?
Awarded Jul 28, 2023 at 2:07
Imposition of property taxes in California
Awarded Jul 19, 2023 at 7:41
Why did ZANU (instead of ZAPU) come to power after the Rhodesian Bush War?
Awarded Jul 16, 2023 at 8:50
Where can I find information on a WWI soldier?
Awarded Jul 5, 2023 at 23:35
What is this (possibly Swedish) military uniform? Perhaps cavalry?
Awarded Jun 30, 2023 at 23:06
How did U-boats enter and exit the submarine pens at Brest?
Awarded Jun 27, 2023 at 22:47
Which specific equipment did Italian submarines lack for Atlantic?
Awarded Jun 21, 2023 at 17:47
What is the role of towers in Romanesque architecture?
Awarded Jun 20, 2023 at 11:07
How often were slaves raised by their parents in 19th century USA?
Awarded Jun 17, 2023 at 18:16
What became of the daughter of Cixi‘s photographer?
Awarded Jun 11, 2023 at 4:05
What is the first recorded instance of jet lag?
Awarded Jun 7, 2023 at 18:40
What language did Nazi German occupying forces speak in France?
Awarded Jun 6, 2023 at 16:28
What language did Nazi German occupying forces speak in France?
Awarded Jun 6, 2023 at 5:50
How long, historically speaking, did it take to tally and report the vote?
Awarded Jun 4, 2023 at 2:51
Why was Maharana Kumbha killed by his own son?
Awarded Jun 3, 2023 at 23:15
Are there pictures expressing anti-occupation sentiment directed at British Forces in Germany before 1990?
Awarded Jun 1, 2023 at 11:00
Why did the Vikings stop raiding Europe?
Awarded May 25, 2023 at 0:26
Were the Spanish conquistadors really motivated by myths like El Dorado?
Awarded May 17, 2023 at 2:41
Why have so few paleo-Indian skeletons been found?
Awarded Apr 26, 2023 at 22:12
Were prisons in Maine mixed race in 1947?
Awarded Apr 21, 2023 at 10:17
When did it become openly known that Wilson supported the Balfour Declaration?
Awarded Apr 1, 2023 at 22:57
Was there a European response to the trail of tears?
Awarded Mar 16, 2023 at 22:55
Where and how were the catapults/trebuchets operators trained?
Awarded Mar 13, 2023 at 9:32
Why was George Washington called Chief Magistrate?
Awarded Feb 25, 2023 at 2:04
Did Empedocles think that plants have sexes?
Awarded Feb 19, 2023 at 0:32
Did the invention of crowns/diadems come from a desire to ward off headaches?
Awarded Feb 6, 2023 at 12:51
How would a Roman soldier address his superior officer? Reversely, how would a superior officer address a lower ranking Roman soldier?
Awarded Jan 22, 2023 at 15:51
When did Averroes start to study medicine?
Awarded Dec 28, 2022 at 18:41
What police department served the Kenwood neighborhood in Chicago in 1907?
Awarded Dec 20, 2022 at 12:01
Do the Chadwyck-Healey baronets have a coat of arms?
Awarded Dec 16, 2022 at 13:55
What "silly places" (according to Muggeridge) did Nikita Khrushchev go to during his visit in the United Kingdom?
Awarded Dec 16, 2022 at 12:17
What is the origin of the Danish dough whisk?
Awarded Dec 8, 2022 at 1:19
Did the US promise to save Romania from the Soviets?
Awarded Nov 30, 2022 at 7:11
How stable was the Middle East under Ottoman rule?
Awarded Oct 26, 2022 at 2:40
At the time of her death, were there any surviving witnesses to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II?
Awarded Oct 12, 2022 at 5:17
Why did the Sassanid and the Eastern Roman Empire fail to make a lasting peace?
Awarded Sep 19, 2022 at 7:02
How did the Hansa organize river trade in the 14th and 15th centuries?
Awarded Aug 26, 2022 at 12:05
What was the largest battle axe used in battle?
Awarded Aug 13, 2022 at 10:21
What is the source of "the three most useless things in the world are the Great Wall, Pyramids, and the Yamato"?
Awarded Aug 6, 2022 at 2:01
Did Hitler display gratitude towards Hugo Gutmann?
Awarded Jul 24, 2022 at 23:41
Did the proto-Indo-Europeans displace or overlay the pre-existing European tribes?
Awarded Jul 21, 2022 at 16:42
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