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Was the Imperial Japanese Navy as hesitant to issue "abandon ship" orders as the Army was to see any unit surrender?

190 upvotes • homeland

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How did India as a highly literate and technologically advanced nation percieve their gradual subjugation by small and distant european countries, 1600-1880?

190 upvotes • [deleted]

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In American historical movies we never see wind mills while they were common in most of Europe, is this historically correct? If so, how did 16-19th century Americans mill grain and corn?

190 upvotes • Candelus

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Perhaps a silly question from a young person: Why was the OJ Simpson trial followed so closely by the whole country (and maybe world?)? Maybe I just don’t understand how big of a celebrity he was.

190 upvotes • 4183937645294

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I have seen many people bring up memes/articles during debate on Libya that claim that under Gadaffi the government gave free housing to newly weds, carried the largest irrigation project, implemented universal healthcare etc. Was Libya really a successful welfarist state?

190 upvotes • Shashank1000

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How fast did popular music change in the medieval era? If I were, say, a peasant in fourteenth century France, would I have had the same favorite song as by great-grandmother, or would her generation’s music sound old and dated to me?

190 upvotes • George4Mayor86

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Who is responsible for why the US disability system is the way it is? How could they do it without a fuss being made?

190 upvotes • mrmeglomania

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To what extent did your medieval peasant have an understanding of theology?

190 upvotes • Living-Mistake-7002

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What’s the nearest historical analogue to Russia’s misadventure in Ukraine - where an aggressor gravely underestimated not just the defender, political and allied interest, but also vastly overestimated their own capabilities- and on such a (relative) consequential scale?

190 upvotes • astro_scientician

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Am I wrong in thinking Manifest Destiny and Lebensraum are similar in a broad sense?

190 upvotes • wandering_grizz

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was the Imperial Japanese Navy as hesitant to issue "abandon ship" orders as the Army was to see any unit surrender?	190	homeland
How did India as a highly literate and technologically advanced nation percieve their gradual subjugation by small and distant european countries, 1600-1880?	190	[deleted]
In American historical movies we never see wind mills while they were common in most of Europe, is this historically correct? If so, how did 16-19th century Americans mill grain and corn?	190	Candelus
Perhaps a silly question from a young person: Why was the OJ Simpson trial followed so closely by the whole country (and maybe world?)? Maybe I just don’t understand how big of a celebrity he was.	190	4183937645294
I have seen many people bring up memes/articles during debate on Libya that claim that under Gadaffi the government gave free housing to newly weds, carried the largest irrigation project, implemented universal healthcare etc. Was Libya really a successful welfarist state?	190	Shashank1000
How fast did popular music change in the medieval era? If I were, say, a peasant in fourteenth century France, would I have had the same favorite song as by great-grandmother, or would her generation’s music sound old and dated to me?	190	George4Mayor86
Who is responsible for why the US disability system is the way it is? How could they do it without a fuss being made?	190	mrmeglomania
To what extent did your medieval peasant have an understanding of theology?	190	Living-Mistake-7002
What’s the nearest historical analogue to Russia’s misadventure in Ukraine - where an aggressor gravely underestimated not just the defender, political and allied interest, but also vastly overestimated their own capabilities- and on such a (relative) consequential scale?	190	astro_scientician
Am I wrong in thinking Manifest Destiny and Lebensraum are similar in a broad sense?	190	wandering_grizz