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"Between the Americans’ victory in 1783 and Irish independence in 1922, not one country was able to eject the [British] Empire." Is this true? How does this record compare to other Europeans'?

266 upvotes • yodatsracist

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Japanese Grandfather was reportedly captured by "White Russians" in Manchuria during the tail end of WWII was that even possible?

266 upvotes • factorum

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Did people ever buy slaves to set them free?

266 upvotes • thebeardedrebel1775

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How did shinto influence the Japanese worldview and decision making during WWII?

266 upvotes • iForkyou

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The 1992 US Presidential election broke the trend of New England and California voting for the Republican Party, and these states switched over to the Democratic Party. Why? Was it shift in ideologies between the two parties? Changing demographics?

266 upvotes • sunnymentoaddict

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Did the British Royal Family ever own slaves?

266 upvotes • the_arctic_monkey

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What is the most interesting scholarly debate in your field?

266 upvotes • NCPokey

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Do any of the Viking Sagas describe the weapons, tools & dress of the natives they encountered in North America? If “yes” are these descriptions consistent with what later (post-Columbian) European explorers would find in (what is now) Eastern Canada?

266 upvotes • grapp

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How much did luck play a crucial factor for infantry troops in surviving a major battle (e.g. Normandy landings) in WW2? Were there situations so bleak, with a low survival rate no matter what you did?

266 upvotes • YourHeartIsTheKey

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It seems odd that the Italian peninsula could give rise to the Roman Empire and then largely resist political unification until 1870. How have historians explained Italy's extended political fracture after the Western Empire fell?

266 upvotes • mrsaturdaypants

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"Between the Americans’ victory in 1783 and Irish independence in 1922, not one country was able to eject the [British] Empire." Is this true? How does this record compare to other Europeans'?	266	yodatsracist
Japanese Grandfather was reportedly captured by "White Russians" in Manchuria during the tail end of WWII was that even possible?	266	factorum
Did people ever buy slaves to set them free?	266	thebeardedrebel1775
How did shinto influence the Japanese worldview and decision making during WWII?	266	iForkyou
The 1992 US Presidential election broke the trend of New England and California voting for the Republican Party, and these states switched over to the Democratic Party. Why? Was it shift in ideologies between the two parties? Changing demographics?	266	sunnymentoaddict
Did the British Royal Family ever own slaves?	266	the_arctic_monkey
What is the most interesting scholarly debate in your field?	266	NCPokey
Do any of the Viking Sagas describe the weapons, tools & dress of the natives they encountered in North America? If “yes” are these descriptions consistent with what later (post-Columbian) European explorers would find in (what is now) Eastern Canada?	266	grapp
How much did luck play a crucial factor for infantry troops in surviving a major battle (e.g. Normandy landings) in WW2? Were there situations so bleak, with a low survival rate no matter what you did?	266	YourHeartIsTheKey
It seems odd that the Italian peninsula could give rise to the Roman Empire and then largely resist political unification until 1870. How have historians explained Italy's extended political fracture after the Western Empire fell?	266	mrsaturdaypants