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When Western European powers such as France, Britain, the Netherlands and Spain were sending fleets of ships to conquer and colonise the outer known corners of the world, how did contemporary German leaders feel?

146 upvotes • ho-tron

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Were the Huns who laid waste to Europe under their warlord Atilla in the 5th Century AD the same people as the various Hunnu/Huna tribes who entered Central Asia from the Northern steppe and invaded Persia+India? And are they connected to the Xiongnu of ancient North China?

146 upvotes • AryamanBlade

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Did Roman armies usually pay for supplies from the friendly areas they were passing through, or just seize/demand them?

146 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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How/ why did the skirt and dress become labled as feminine?

146 upvotes • Lovefor636

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Did gentrification exist in the classical Era? How did large cities like Rome, Carthage, and Constantinople deal with it?

146 upvotes • backlikeclap

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The Soviets didn't use human wave tactics in ww2. I hear people say they used 'deep battle'. Can someone explain this strategy to me and it's implications to strategy and tactics?

146 upvotes • Gary_The_Kink_Engine

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Before the Nazi invasion of Poland there was in Moscow a negotiation for an Anglo-French-Russian alliance against the Nazis. What do we know about it? Why did it fail? Why did the Russians invite Ribbentrop to Moscow while they were still negotiating with the British and the French?

146 upvotes • domy87

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What are the most widely accepted theories regarding the sudden and catastrophic collapse of many empires and kingdoms in the Late Bronze Age?

146 upvotes • roland1988

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If the Diggers lived today, would we refer to them as "Anarchists", "Socialists" or "Communists"? How did their theory and practise compare and relate to later Socialist thought and movements?

146 upvotes • fan_of_the_pikachu

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Why were there no Nuremberg Trials for Italian fascists?

146 upvotes • UnexpectedBushRant

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When Western European powers such as France, Britain, the Netherlands and Spain were sending fleets of ships to conquer and colonise the outer known corners of the world, how did contemporary German leaders feel?	146	ho-tron
Were the Huns who laid waste to Europe under their warlord Atilla in the 5th Century AD the same people as the various Hunnu/Huna tribes who entered Central Asia from the Northern steppe and invaded Persia+India? And are they connected to the Xiongnu of ancient North China?	146	AryamanBlade
Did Roman armies usually pay for supplies from the friendly areas they were passing through, or just seize/demand them?	146	RusticBohemian
How/ why did the skirt and dress become labled as feminine?	146	Lovefor636
Did gentrification exist in the classical Era? How did large cities like Rome, Carthage, and Constantinople deal with it?	146	backlikeclap
The Soviets didn't use human wave tactics in ww2. I hear people say they used 'deep battle'. Can someone explain this strategy to me and it's implications to strategy and tactics?	146	Gary_The_Kink_Engine
Before the Nazi invasion of Poland there was in Moscow a negotiation for an Anglo-French-Russian alliance against the Nazis. What do we know about it? Why did it fail? Why did the Russians invite Ribbentrop to Moscow while they were still negotiating with the British and the French?	146	domy87
What are the most widely accepted theories regarding the sudden and catastrophic collapse of many empires and kingdoms in the Late Bronze Age?	146	roland1988
If the Diggers lived today, would we refer to them as "Anarchists", "Socialists" or "Communists"? How did their theory and practise compare and relate to later Socialist thought and movements?	146	fan_of_the_pikachu
Why were there no Nuremberg Trials for Italian fascists?	146	UnexpectedBushRant