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Is it at all accurate to say that the Japanese never fought a fully mobilized European military, and therefore developed delusions of grandeur?

186 upvotes • J2quared

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When American communists/socialists were drafted during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, were they disqualified as a security risk or still put into uniform?

186 upvotes • PolanyiPikettyPingu

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Is this appropriate attire for 3rd class on the Titanic?

186 upvotes • rainbowdustx

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We know that the CIA kept a manual on assassinations; has it ever been revealed who some of the people were that the CIA assassinated?

186 upvotes • granta50

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Media Mondays: Kingdom of Heaven

186 upvotes • Valkine

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In the book Shogun it is claimed that Japanese peasants around 1600 did not have a given name or surname. Instead they were simply called by what they did or a description. Is this true?

186 upvotes • ataraxic89

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What was Canada’s plan for connecting the Maritime provinces with the rest of Canada, as well as connecting the inner provinces to the ocean, if Quebec had voted for independence?

186 upvotes • tropicaldutch

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Reading up on the Spanish Civil War, I noticed Spanish republican sources referencing the "fight against the moors". How common was that kind of rethoric?

186 upvotes • mataffakka

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From Seneca's doctors sending him to Egypt in 20 A.D. to Doc Holliday being advised to head west in the 1870s, tuberculosis sufferers were told dry climates could heal them. How did this ineffective treatment become such a phenomenon, with sanitariums opening-up all over the world?

186 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Why was Austro-Hungary's performance during WW1 so unimpressive?

186 upvotes • SgtBANZAI

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is it at all accurate to say that the Japanese never fought a fully mobilized European military, and therefore developed delusions of grandeur?	186	J2quared
When American communists/socialists were drafted during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, were they disqualified as a security risk or still put into uniform?	186	PolanyiPikettyPingu
Is this appropriate attire for 3rd class on the Titanic?	186	rainbowdustx
We know that the CIA kept a manual on assassinations; has it ever been revealed who some of the people were that the CIA assassinated?	186	granta50
Media Mondays: Kingdom of Heaven	186	Valkine
In the book Shogun it is claimed that Japanese peasants around 1600 did not have a given name or surname. Instead they were simply called by what they did or a description. Is this true?	186	ataraxic89
What was Canada’s plan for connecting the Maritime provinces with the rest of Canada, as well as connecting the inner provinces to the ocean, if Quebec had voted for independence?	186	tropicaldutch
Reading up on the Spanish Civil War, I noticed Spanish republican sources referencing the "fight against the moors". How common was that kind of rethoric?	186	mataffakka
From Seneca's doctors sending him to Egypt in 20 A.D. to Doc Holliday being advised to head west in the 1870s, tuberculosis sufferers were told dry climates could heal them. How did this ineffective treatment become such a phenomenon, with sanitariums opening-up all over the world?	186	RusticBohemian
Why was Austro-Hungary's performance during WW1 so unimpressive?	186	SgtBANZAI