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To my understanding, the US was in historically poor shape economically before the WWII because of the Great Depression. So my question is, how was the US able to finance the war efforts during the WWII?

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What would an economics student in the USSR have been taught?

270 upvotes • loserforsale

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What did pagan Scandinavians believed happened to non-believers after they died?

270 upvotes • OMG_TRIGGER_WARNING

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How historically accurate is the new Marco Polo series by Netflix?

270 upvotes • dogsdogssheep

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In The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki movie set in 1920s & 1930s japan) an aeronautical engineer constantly complains about how Japan is behind the west technologically. 90 years ago did Japanese people really believe that about their country? Is “yes” was the sentiment at all justified?

270 upvotes • grapp

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My history teacher said that WW2 was a "moral" conflict, the last war that opposed good and evil. Is he wrong?

270 upvotes • belligerent_ghoul

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Is there any evidence for cannibalism in the Nazi concentration camps?

270 upvotes • murphk59

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Are Prof. Steve Martin's claims that King Tutankhamun was "born in Arizona" and "moved to Babylonia" accurate?

270 upvotes • Zhankfor

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Did Catholic kings and princes in the "medieval times" keep servants specifically for sexual services?

270 upvotes • victoryfanfare

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What were some of the Roman state secrets that they had to hide from the people? Any false flag operations?

270 upvotes • fathercthulu

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
To my understanding, the US was in historically poor shape economically before the WWII because of the Great Depression. So my question is, how was the US able to finance the war efforts during the WWII?	270	[deleted]
What would an economics student in the USSR have been taught?	270	loserforsale
What did pagan Scandinavians believed happened to non-believers after they died?	270	OMG_TRIGGER_WARNING
How historically accurate is the new Marco Polo series by Netflix?	270	dogsdogssheep
In The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki movie set in 1920s & 1930s japan) an aeronautical engineer constantly complains about how Japan is behind the west technologically. 90 years ago did Japanese people really believe that about their country? Is “yes” was the sentiment at all justified?	270	grapp
My history teacher said that WW2 was a "moral" conflict, the last war that opposed good and evil. Is he wrong?	270	belligerent_ghoul
Is there any evidence for cannibalism in the Nazi concentration camps?	270	murphk59
Are Prof. Steve Martin's claims that King Tutankhamun was "born in Arizona" and "moved to Babylonia" accurate?	270	Zhankfor
Did Catholic kings and princes in the "medieval times" keep servants specifically for sexual services?	270	victoryfanfare
What were some of the Roman state secrets that they had to hide from the people? Any false flag operations?	270	fathercthulu