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41 Questions

What did Zhang Zuolin say after his train blew up?

What did Native Americans know, or speculate, about the Old world?

Did the Trojan Horse actually exist?

What is the longest retreat?

Did American forces specifically target officers during the revolutionary war?

To what extent did the CPC avoid fighting with the Japanese?

Why is the heir to the British throne called “Prince of Wales”?

What became of the last samurai?

Did Japan have any continental colonies before modern times?

How much salt did people in agricultural societies eat?

Was Heisuke Yanagawa really censored out in photos, and why?

What were Chiang Kai-shek's biggest strategic blunders during the Second Sino-Japanese war?

Why did Hideyoshi invade Korea?

Did Hongwu Emperor flay 5000 women, and why?

Were there any naval engagements during the Mongol invasions of Japan?

What were the key differences between United States' and Indian revolutions?

Why did Japan take so long to attack Wuhan?

Why was the Marian reforms' inclusion of landless masses necessary?

When and what was the maximum extent of Nationalist China?

Battle of Xiaoting: was Shu's invasion doomed from the start?

Why were the Yellow River dyke repairs delayed?

How did they manage accuracy with traction trebuchets?

Did Jiang Baili receive a sword from Emperor Meiji for graduating first of his class?

What were officers' casualty rates among the major powers of WWII?

What was the nature of the Japanese cabinet crisis after the Battle of Taierzhuang?

Did Empress Cixi divert funds for the Beiyang Fleet to build the Summer Palace?

Why did carrier battle groups require multiple carriers?

How many defensive lines did China build for the Second Sino-Japanese War?

What's the difference between Route Army and Army Group?

Why was Luodian important in the Battle of Shanghai?