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How did American colonial rights and conditions compare to those within the British Isles?
Feb 23 '20 at 16:42
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Is there an example of a civil rights movement supporter with a record of being against it?
Mar 7 '20 at 1:47
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Why did Allied Command maintain passive, especially Indian units in Middle East during the years 1942 and 1943?
Mar 8 '20 at 18:02
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Are there incidents of ronin travelling outside Japan as soldiers of fortune?
Mar 8 '20 at 14:21
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Does the Great Revival and the Great Awakening refer to the same thing?
Mar 8 '20 at 10:04
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Why were the populous coastal areas of China not linguistically united?
Mar 8 '20 at 8:19
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Why didn't King Ferdinand take over Portugal during the Spanish Reconquista?
Jul 10 '13 at 13:58
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Was the 35 year age minimum chosen for US president roughly equal to the average life expectancy for a reason?
Mar 7 '20 at 17:45
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Why China was able to unify and not Europe?
Oct 17 '12 at 18:49
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What forces/incentives drove the Mongols to conquer a much larger territory than they could comfortably settle or rule?
Oct 25 '13 at 0:06
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Why would anyone from Japan be in Northern India in early 1900s?
Mar 6 '20 at 0:59
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Why weren't the New Territories ceded to the British instead of leased in 1898?
Mar 5 '20 at 13:05
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Why is Jiagedaqi part of Heilongjiang despite being inside Inner Mongolia?
Mar 2 '20 at 19:47
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Why didn't the Chinese attack Hungnam during the evacuation?
Mar 5 '20 at 6:37
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Chiang's allies were “a kidnapper, a hooligan and a bully” but which was which?
Nov 20 '14 at 19:09
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Why was there so little information about sex in Eastern Block countries?
Mar 5 '20 at 4:56
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Were the ancient Greeks very poor compared to the ancient Persians?
Mar 4 '20 at 15:16
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What was the significance of the BEF moving into the gap between German forces in First Battle of the Marne?
Mar 3 '20 at 16:09
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Did any Chinese revolutionaries being helped by the Japanese get suspicious of Japan's intentions?
Mar 2 '20 at 19:20
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Did generals really fight in ancient China?
Mar 2 '20 at 18:27
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How did the Chinese crossbows that shot bullets work?
Mar 2 '20 at 17:48
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How obvious was lend-lease equipment to the average Soviet soldier?
Mar 1 '20 at 6:28
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Before ww2, why did Japan allow Chinese students to study military science?
Dec 9 '17 at 18:32
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What was the purpose of each project site during the Manhattan Project?
Feb 25 '20 at 16:36
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Why was America much better prepared earlier in World War II in the air than in other respects?
Feb 24 '20 at 13:01
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What was the point of horse armour?
Feb 21 '20 at 13:39
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Were WW1 trenches always in a devastated landscape?
Feb 19 '20 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 '20 at 1:01
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Why is the late Russian Empire associated with Byzantium while having little in common with it?
Feb 18 '20 at 1:30
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What other courts were similar to Louis XIV of France's court in Versailles?
Feb 17 '20 at 15:40
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