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Prior to WW2, was there a commonly used person who was the yardstick by which evil was measured, similar to how Hitler is today? IE Who was the “Hitler” in “He’s worse than Hitler” before Hitler?

135 upvotes • acvdk

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"White Feather" societies and the aftermath of WWI combat: are there any sources indicating if/how the horrendous injuries in WWI changed public opinion towards joining the British Military?

135 upvotes • dieselakr

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How did local civilians on islands like Guadalcanal feel about the battles going on between Japan and the allies near their homes? Surely many of them had not seen fleets of warships, warplanes, or armies before World War II. Did they side with either side or mostly just stay out of the way?

135 upvotes • rocky8u

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Two of Shakespeare's plays, The History of Cardenio and Love's Labour Won, no longer exist. Why were these not included in the First Folio?

135 upvotes • MattW224

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Why did northern states oppose slavery in the United States? Was it simply for a moral purpose or were there economic/political aspects of it?

135 upvotes • localpartyboat

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Did medieval people have a concept of punctuality?

135 upvotes • godofimagination

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Why did illustrations become unpopular in books marketed to adults?

135 upvotes • MTK67

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Were ancient civilizations aware that they were descendants of hunter-gatherers?

135 upvotes • kwtp

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How do the mods decide what questions are "GREAT QUESTION!"s? I just had a question flaired that way, after submitting it a second time, when it was not flaired that way the first time.

135 upvotes • edwardtaughtme

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A user in /r/HistoryPorn titled a photo "A man guards his family from the cannibals during the Madras famine of 1877 at the time of British Raj, India" - was there documented cannibalism and/or rumors of cannibalism during the Madras Famine?

135 upvotes • edwardtaughtme

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Prior to WW2, was there a commonly used person who was the yardstick by which evil was measured, similar to how Hitler is today? IE Who was the “Hitler” in “He’s worse than Hitler” before Hitler?	135	acvdk
"White Feather" societies and the aftermath of WWI combat: are there any sources indicating if/how the horrendous injuries in WWI changed public opinion towards joining the British Military?	135	dieselakr
How did local civilians on islands like Guadalcanal feel about the battles going on between Japan and the allies near their homes? Surely many of them had not seen fleets of warships, warplanes, or armies before World War II. Did they side with either side or mostly just stay out of the way?	135	rocky8u
Two of Shakespeare's plays, The History of Cardenio and Love's Labour Won, no longer exist. Why were these not included in the First Folio?	135	MattW224
Why did northern states oppose slavery in the United States? Was it simply for a moral purpose or were there economic/political aspects of it?	135	localpartyboat
Did medieval people have a concept of punctuality?	135	godofimagination
Why did illustrations become unpopular in books marketed to adults?	135	MTK67
Were ancient civilizations aware that they were descendants of hunter-gatherers?	135	kwtp
How do the mods decide what questions are "GREAT QUESTION!"s? I just had a question flaired that way, after submitting it a second time, when it was not flaired that way the first time.	135	edwardtaughtme
A user in /r/HistoryPorn titled a photo "A man guards his family from the cannibals during the Madras famine of 1877 at the time of British Raj, India" - was there documented cannibalism and/or rumors of cannibalism during the Madras Famine?	135	edwardtaughtme