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Why was America much better prepared earlier in World War II in the air than in other respects?
Feb 24 at 13:01
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What was the point of horse armour?
Feb 21 at 13:39
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Were WW1 trenches always in a devastated landscape?
Feb 19 at 16:01
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Why did the Germans use the Enigma machine rather than the far superior “Lorenz” cipher machine?
Feb 18 at 1:01
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Why is late Russian Empire associated with Byzantium while having little in common with it?
Feb 18 at 1:30
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What other courts were similar to Louis XIV of France's court in Versailles?
Feb 17 at 15:40
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Were the Hashemite kings of Iraq and Transjordan considered foreign?
Feb 17 at 5:32
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Why did anyone respect Marbury v. Madison?
Feb 1 at 6:59
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Why did workers in the Industrial Revolution accept submission?
Feb 1 at 6:44
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For who or what was Cojo Creek named?
Oct 5 '17 at 4:17
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When people use spears to fight cavalry do infantry stab the horse or the rider?
Nov 1 '12 at 5:36
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Was there intermixing between Brits and Hong Kongers during Britain's control of the territory?
Jan 28 at 19:31
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Was there a law forbidding kingdoms in the Holy Roman Empire?
Sep 1 '16 at 14:34
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Why did the price of eggs in Britain increase much more than for other basic foods during WWI?
Jan 20 at 19:14
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Why were so many of the earliest banks founded by cloth merchants?
Jan 20 at 11:30
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Has the majority ever seceded?
Jan 20 at 11:16
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Why was the requirement for Impeachment set at simple majority for House of Representatives, but supermajority (2/3) for a trial at the Senate?
Dec 20 '19 at 2:30
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Why did Stephen II of Blois (father of King Stephen of England) abandon the First Crusade in 1098 knowing how much he would lose by doing so?
Oct 25 '17 at 16:38
3
How did the Axis intend to hold the Caucasus?
Jul 28 '19 at 21:34
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Why was Mexico's former ruling party named the *Institutional* Revolutionary Party?
May 6 '15 at 20:31
2
What are Kublai Khan's contributions to culture?
Jun 4 '19 at 0:06
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Did the Vatican punish France for rejecting Tordesillas?
May 25 '19 at 5:56
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Why did the French return all the Dutch Colonies to the Netherlands in Paris Treaty?
May 25 '19 at 5:46
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What did Hitler mean with the following statement about Franco?
Mar 11 '17 at 16:57
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Has any national leader ever climbed as far as fast as Ulysses S Grant?
Oct 28 '17 at 4:44
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Did New Imperialism differ in nature from earlier Imperialism?
Apr 28 '13 at 13:29
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Why didn't Ronald Reagan become Republican candidate for the President of the USA in 1976?
Apr 8 '13 at 19:42
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Military reforms after the battle of Manzikert?
Mar 14 '19 at 23:10
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What's the point of fortified castles inside fortified cities?
Apr 14 '19 at 3:47
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Why did Russia set up so many cities in Siberia and Far East?
Feb 28 '19 at 21:10
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