User George A. Solodun

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Why didn’t Japan attack the West Coast of the United States during World War II?

asked Oct 31, 2016 at 13:28

50 votes

5 answers

12k views

How did such a relatively minor event as the assassination of an archduke start World War I?

asked Dec 15, 2016 at 4:30

33 votes

4 answers

12k views

If the Ch’in dynasty was so short-lived, why was China named for it?

asked Dec 19, 2016 at 17:24

28 votes

4 answers

46k views

Why did Mexico encourage the settlement of Texas by Americans?

asked Jan 5, 2017 at 19:42

27 votes

3 answers

5k views

What advantages did Catholic missionaries to the Indians have over Protestant missionaries in old Oregon Country?

asked Jan 18, 2017 at 13:01

24 votes

4 answers

5k views

Did any European ever witness a major Inca religious festival?

asked Dec 13, 2016 at 3:54

20 votes

2 answers

6k views

Which was the first war in which photography was employed? [closed]

asked Jan 26, 2017 at 4:16

19 votes

7 answers

6k views

Why were bloody religious wars so incredibly frequent in Europe in the century following the Reformation? [closed]

asked Jan 24, 2017 at 20:56

18 votes

5 answers

6k views

Why was Washington State an attractive site for aluminum production during World War II?

asked Oct 27, 2016 at 17:08

16 votes

2 answers

3k views

Why was the last battle of the War of 1812 fought fully half a year after the official end of the war?

asked Jan 3, 2017 at 18:26

14 votes

2 answers

2k views

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

asked Jan 11, 2017 at 3:09

13 votes

1 answer

884 views

Did the treasure ship Cortes first sent from Mexico ever arrive in Spain?

asked Nov 2, 2016 at 15:01

8 votes

4 answers

3k views

Why was Hiroshima selected to be the city in Japan on which the first atom bomb was dropped? [closed]

asked Jan 16, 2017 at 22:47

6 votes

1 answer

932 views

What is the greater significance of the Boer War?

asked Mar 22, 2017 at 22:10

6 votes

2 answers

826 views

When did the Saxons settle Britain?

asked Oct 29, 2016 at 20:41

5 votes

2 answers

1k views

Why did the United States issue the Monroe Doctrine when it did?

asked Dec 21, 2016 at 4:25

5 votes

2 answers

350 views

In Russia, are the anniversaries of the various events that occurred in 1917 and '18 observed according to the Old Style or the New Style calendar?

asked Jan 7, 2017 at 22:55

5 votes

1 answer

2k views

When did the term "mirror" begin to be used in place of "looking glass?"

asked Jan 9, 2017 at 4:19

5 votes

1 answer

1k views

Why was the year 1816 so incredibly cold? [closed]

asked Jan 10, 2017 at 3:42

4 votes

2 answers

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Who were the chief executives of the United States in the thirteen years before George Washington? [duplicate]

asked Jan 17, 2017 at 18:09

4 votes

1 answer

881 views

Why did Charlemagne retreat after the Battle of Pamplona?

asked Nov 1, 2016 at 17:43

3 votes

1 answer

477 views

Why did an American-Filipino war follow the Spanish-American War?

asked Dec 22, 2016 at 19:30

3 votes

2 answers

813 views

Why didn't the knights of Western Europe drive the Moors out of Granada in 1212 when they invaded Iberia?

asked Oct 26, 2016 at 22:20

3 votes

1 answer

140 views

Why was the Nihonmachi sector of Seattle selected for the Yesler Housing Project of the 1930s?

asked Oct 28, 2016 at 17:44

3 votes

1 answer

799 views

Why was Hanford, Washington, selected during World War II as the site of America’s first nuclear energy plant?

asked Nov 3, 2016 at 17:34

3 votes

1 answer

941 views

When did India become a major trading center?

asked Dec 9, 2016 at 2:04

3 votes

1 answer

643 views

What evidence is there that Lenin died because he was poisoned?

asked Dec 12, 2016 at 3:54

3 votes

3 answers

3k views

Historically, was the War of 1812 ever called by another name?

asked Jan 6, 2017 at 15:21

3 votes

2 answers

732 views

Why did Abraham Lincoln decline the governorship of Oregon Territory in 1849?

asked Jan 23, 2017 at 4:25

2 votes

2 answers

384 views

Why was Seattle chosen for the site of Expo 62?

asked Jan 19, 2017 at 21:18

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Why didn’t Japan attack the West Coast of the United States during World War II?

How did such a relatively minor event as the assassination of an archduke start World War I?

If the Ch’in dynasty was so short-lived, why was China named for it?

Why did Mexico encourage the settlement of Texas by Americans?

What advantages did Catholic missionaries to the Indians have over Protestant missionaries in old Oregon Country?

Did any European ever witness a major Inca religious festival?

Which was the first war in which photography was employed? [closed]

Why were bloody religious wars so incredibly frequent in Europe in the century following the Reformation? [closed]

Why was Washington State an attractive site for aluminum production during World War II?

Why was the last battle of the War of 1812 fought fully half a year after the official end of the war?

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

Did the treasure ship Cortes first sent from Mexico ever arrive in Spain?

Why was Hiroshima selected to be the city in Japan on which the first atom bomb was dropped? [closed]

What is the greater significance of the Boer War?

When did the Saxons settle Britain?

Why did the United States issue the Monroe Doctrine when it did?

In Russia, are the anniversaries of the various events that occurred in 1917 and '18 observed according to the Old Style or the New Style calendar?

When did the term "mirror" begin to be used in place of "looking glass?"

Why was the year 1816 so incredibly cold? [closed]

Who were the chief executives of the United States in the thirteen years before George Washington? [duplicate]

Why did Charlemagne retreat after the Battle of Pamplona?

Why did an American-Filipino war follow the Spanish-American War?

Why didn't the knights of Western Europe drive the Moors out of Granada in 1212 when they invaded Iberia?

Why was the Nihonmachi sector of Seattle selected for the Yesler Housing Project of the 1930s?

Why was Hanford, Washington, selected during World War II as the site of America’s first nuclear energy plant?

When did India become a major trading center?

What evidence is there that Lenin died because he was poisoned?

Historically, was the War of 1812 ever called by another name?

Why did Abraham Lincoln decline the governorship of Oregon Territory in 1849?

Why was Seattle chosen for the site of Expo 62?