/r/askhistorians
Did ethnic Etruscans retain their culture after their territories were annexed into Rome? If so, for how long?
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Why is the US seemingly the only country that uses hyphens to distinguish ethnic groups (ex: Asian-American, African-American, Italian-American, Irish-American)? Are there any other countries that do this?
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Why did English names never have a "of" or "the" in them , when names where starting to be formalized, like in other languages ?
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Why did Napoleon I attack to seize Moszow instead of St. Petersburg? I would've assumed that St. Petersburg would be the prime target since Alexander I resided there as well as it being the heart of the empire. It would've been logistically easier as well since you could resupply by sea.
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In 1991, a court ruled that McVitie's Jaffa Cakes were cakes rather than biscuits, thus classed as food rather than luxury items, and thus subject to lower tax. What prompted this case? Were Jaffa Cakes in legal limbo beforehand? And why were chocolatey cakes food, but chocolatey biscuits luxuries?
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Political science theory puts a lot of emphasis on the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) as creating the modern state. How accurate is this from a historical perspective?
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