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Why was Italy considered a weak and ineffective nation in WWI & WWII?

163 upvotes • Jimmypickles

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Following the death in 1282 of Llywelyn the Last, how smooth was the transfer of administrative powers for those areas previously under conflict or under direct Welsh rule?

163 upvotes • PlazaOne

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How long has gun control been a wedge issue in America? Why and when did the rhetoric around the issue become so divisive?

163 upvotes • redooo

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When people say China was very advanced for their time for the majority of recorded history what exactly do they mean?

163 upvotes • GigaNigga720

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In the early modern period, why did Spanish not pick up the same about of cultural prestige as French or Italian, given its superiority in terms of territory?

163 upvotes • Romanus1993

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What was everyday life in a medieval castle like?

163 upvotes • spgns

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imagine a pharaonic palace in 2633 BC, imagine a pharaonic palace in 633 BC. what differences (if any) would you expect to see between the two?

163 upvotes • grapp

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How was the family of German soldiers during WW2 notified of their death? Did this service ever cease towards the end of the war?

163 upvotes • Popsnacks2

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Where does the saying "double edged sword" come from? were swords with two edged perceived as particulary dangerous to the user?

163 upvotes • TheManTheyCallSven

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Let's say I'm an average person living in England (outside of London) circa 1200. Do I consider myself "English" first? Or do such concepts not even really apply? When would I start to become more "English" as opposed to X Region-er?

163 upvotes • Edmure

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was Italy considered a weak and ineffective nation in WWI & WWII?	163	Jimmypickles
Following the death in 1282 of Llywelyn the Last, how smooth was the transfer of administrative powers for those areas previously under conflict or under direct Welsh rule?	163	PlazaOne
How long has gun control been a wedge issue in America? Why and when did the rhetoric around the issue become so divisive?	163	redooo
When people say China was very advanced for their time for the majority of recorded history what exactly do they mean?	163	GigaNigga720
In the early modern period, why did Spanish not pick up the same about of cultural prestige as French or Italian, given its superiority in terms of territory?	163	Romanus1993
What was everyday life in a medieval castle like?	163	spgns
imagine a pharaonic palace in 2633 BC, imagine a pharaonic palace in 633 BC. what differences (if any) would you expect to see between the two?	163	grapp
How was the family of German soldiers during WW2 notified of their death? Did this service ever cease towards the end of the war?	163	Popsnacks2
Where does the saying "double edged sword" come from? were swords with two edged perceived as particulary dangerous to the user?	163	TheManTheyCallSven
Let's say I'm an average person living in England (outside of London) circa 1200. Do I consider myself "English" first? Or do such concepts not even really apply? When would I start to become more "English" as opposed to X Region-er?	163	Edmure