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Why did the "Spanish" conquest of Mexico end up that way? That is, why did Spain end up with dominance over the former Aztec territories, instead of Tlaxcala or the other native allies who far outnumbered the conquistadors?

255 upvotes • PangeranDipanagara

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As the first black republic in history, how did Europeans and Americans view Haiti in the 19th century? Did they see it simply as an aberration or disaster or did they recognise its uniqueness?

255 upvotes • JosephvonEichendorff

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Is it known what happened to the few Finnish and Swedish settlers of the small and often forgotten about New Sweden colony in today's NJ and Delaware?

255 upvotes • KatsumotoKurier

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In the film Shawshank Redemption it shows Andy Defresne going under a fake name to withdraw all of the laundered money from Shawshank from several banks.Would this have been possibly to do in real life during the time the movie takes place 1940s-1960s?

255 upvotes • [deleted]

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What was the British plan for a Nazi Invasion had the RAF lost the Battle of Britain?

254 upvotes • PeterBarker

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If a moderately well-off citizen of ancient Rome wanted to take his family on a vacation, what sort of options would be open to him?

254 upvotes • WileECyrus

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Before the Holocaust and Nazism, what was a bad thing to joke about?

254 upvotes • dudewiththebling

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Who was Sun Tzu?

254 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why did Staten Island remain mostly residential, and not develop more like Manhattan did?

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When Rome had two emperors, how common were imperial visits to the other half of the empire?

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Why did the "Spanish" conquest of Mexico end up that way? That is, why did Spain end up with dominance over the former Aztec territories, instead of Tlaxcala or the other native allies who far outnumbered the conquistadors?	255	PangeranDipanagara
As the first black republic in history, how did Europeans and Americans view Haiti in the 19th century? Did they see it simply as an aberration or disaster or did they recognise its uniqueness?	255	JosephvonEichendorff
Is it known what happened to the few Finnish and Swedish settlers of the small and often forgotten about New Sweden colony in today's NJ and Delaware?	255	KatsumotoKurier
In the film Shawshank Redemption it shows Andy Defresne going under a fake name to withdraw all of the laundered money from Shawshank from several banks.Would this have been possibly to do in real life during the time the movie takes place 1940s-1960s?	255	[deleted]
What was the British plan for a Nazi Invasion had the RAF lost the Battle of Britain?	254	PeterBarker
If a moderately well-off citizen of ancient Rome wanted to take his family on a vacation, what sort of options would be open to him?	254	WileECyrus
Before the Holocaust and Nazism, what was a bad thing to joke about?	254	dudewiththebling
Who was Sun Tzu?	254	[deleted]
Why did Staten Island remain mostly residential, and not develop more like Manhattan did?	254	[deleted]
When Rome had two emperors, how common were imperial visits to the other half of the empire?	254	[deleted]