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Why bother attacking castles at all? Why not go around?

Why did North America economically prosper, and maintain stable government and South/Central America didn't?

Why did Canada not join the American Revolution?

Why are the German and French languages so different?

Are there any important biographies of nobodies?

Why didn't the USA move to the left after WWII? [closed]

What is the difference between the Ancient Greek religion and the Ancient Roman religion?

Did Native Americans ever fight the indigenous people living in Mexico before Europeans arrived?

Why does Latin America have a higher number of surviving Native Americans than North America?

How much did it cost to attend events at the ancient Roman colosseum?

Who is the earliest recorded person?

Why was Germany not as successful as other Europeans in establishing overseas colonies?

How were books published in Ancient Greece?

Where are the Native American primary source documents?

Were Shakespeare's plays written for "high culture" or "entertain the bawdy masses" during his time?

Is there an accepted explanation for multiple independent "cradles of civilization"?

Why did baseball become more popular than cricket in the USA?

What historical reasons did the Nazis give for hating the Jews? How did they identify non-practicing Jews?

What was the political consciousness of a 15th century English peasant?

What did the Romans call black people (sub-Saharan)?

What are the main reasons historians give for the Soviet Union's collapse?

Study of causal structures and dynamics in history?

Why has there only been one dynasty in the history of Japan?

What are the occurences of total war in the Native Americans?

Why are only Homo Sapiens left?

What is the oldest known international sporting event?

What caused the decline of the Spanish empire?

How did the Catholic Pope manage to become more powerful than Kings in old Europe?

Why were China and India able to peacefully co-exist for so long?

What significant regions and countries became Muslim without being first conquered by a Muslim power?