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The USA gave a huge amount of war materials to the Soviets during WW2 through Lend-Lease and other programs. Were these ever paid for, or did the Cold War stop the payments?

217 upvotes • slvrbullet87

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What sort of contact did ancient Polynesian societies have with mainland societies like China?

217 upvotes • 1111235

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After the Roman empire collapsed, did Rome become some sort of a ghost city? What was daily life like for those left behind?

217 upvotes • Uhu_ThatsMyShit

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In Mount&Blade: Viking Conquest, the game makes it a point when recruiting that village leaders are more willing to offer up loiterers and delinquents as soldiers than productive members of the community. How much of a problem was this during the middle ages?

217 upvotes • hborrgg

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If, 5000 years from now, historians uncovered Inglourious Basterds, would they conclude that Lieutenant Aldo Raine was real? Or, how do historians deal with historical fiction?

217 upvotes • AOEUD

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According to the 'The American Experience' on him, US Grant was the most revered public figure in American life in the 19th century, significantly more popular than Lincoln, and yet he has regularly been evaluated as an awful President in CSPAN's survey of historians. Is this a disconnect? Why?

217 upvotes • td4999

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Would Scarlett O'Hara have been accepted in antebellum Georgian aristocratic society as an Irish Catholic (were she not fictional)? Was this portrayal in any way a reflection of the changes in society from the era the book was set to when it was written (~1936))?

217 upvotes • td4999

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In "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival alleges that senator's sons don't serve in Vietnam. What do we know about the service or non-service of Congress people's children?

217 upvotes • Halouverite

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What did tourism look like in the Ancient world?

217 upvotes • Robustissimus

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How did King Kamehameha unite the Hawaiian Islands one by one?

217 upvotes • 1000skl

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The USA gave a huge amount of war materials to the Soviets during WW2 through Lend-Lease and other programs. Were these ever paid for, or did the Cold War stop the payments?	217	slvrbullet87
What sort of contact did ancient Polynesian societies have with mainland societies like China?	217	1111235
After the Roman empire collapsed, did Rome become some sort of a ghost city? What was daily life like for those left behind?	217	Uhu_ThatsMyShit
In Mount&Blade: Viking Conquest, the game makes it a point when recruiting that village leaders are more willing to offer up loiterers and delinquents as soldiers than productive members of the community. How much of a problem was this during the middle ages?	217	hborrgg
If, 5000 years from now, historians uncovered Inglourious Basterds, would they conclude that Lieutenant Aldo Raine was real? Or, how do historians deal with historical fiction?	217	AOEUD
According to the 'The American Experience' on him, US Grant was the most revered public figure in American life in the 19th century, significantly more popular than Lincoln, and yet he has regularly been evaluated as an awful President in CSPAN's survey of historians. Is this a disconnect? Why?	217	td4999
Would Scarlett O'Hara have been accepted in antebellum Georgian aristocratic society as an Irish Catholic (were she not fictional)? Was this portrayal in any way a reflection of the changes in society from the era the book was set to when it was written (~1936))?	217	td4999
In "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival alleges that senator's sons don't serve in Vietnam. What do we know about the service or non-service of Congress people's children?	217	Halouverite
What did tourism look like in the Ancient world?	217	Robustissimus
How did King Kamehameha unite the Hawaiian Islands one by one?	217	1000skl