Tom Au

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Were there women who were against giving women the right to vote?

Jul 19, 2016

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Is it true that there are more slaves in the world now than ever at one point in history?

Nov 14, 2017

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Why China was able to unify and not Europe?

Oct 17, 2012

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Why did the Germans spare Allied troops trapped at Dunkirk?

Aug 31, 2017

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Why did Peter the Great name Saint Petersburg, Russia with a foreign styled name?

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Was it militarily possible to "island hop" the Philippines if not for MacArthur?

Sep 20, 2017

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What did Germany do in World War II about the different rail gauge in the Soviet Union?

Jul 23, 2015

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Why did Poland keep Warsaw as its capital instead of returning it to Krakow in the 20th century?

Mar 15, 2013

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Why did modern "Romania" remain the most "Roman" part of the Balkans?

Nov 6, 2013

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How did Moscow become the capital/most important city in Russia?

Dec 14, 2011

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Why were troops with bayonets often effective against enemy cavalry even though the bayonet was a "secondary" weapon?

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Under what legal theory was Mary Surratt hanged as an assassin of President Lincoln in 1865?

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How kind were the Muslim occupations of North Africa?

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Why was the Japanese Army's fatalities inflicted:suffered ratio so low in the Pacific theatre?

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