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Why was France not reduced in size after the defeat at Waterloo (1815)?

2166 upvotes • Virralla

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If I were a peasant in Yuan or Ming China, how much would I have known (or even cared) about the changing of the emperor? How "important" would I need to have been before dynastic changes had a noticeable effect on my daily life?

2165 upvotes • EternalNewGuy

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I read that John Paul Jones retired in France with a pension from the Imperial Russian Navy... But how did he actually collect his pension? It's not like he had direct deposit. More generally, how did people in Revolutionary/circa 1800 times collect salary or pension from "remote" employers?

2165 upvotes • BullsLawDan

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Why was George Washington elected as "President" and not, for example, as "Chancellor", "Leader", or "Director"? Why was "President" specifically used?

2164 upvotes • SomethingStars

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In 1811 enslaved populations near New Orleans attempted to take the city in the German Coast Uprising. What were the origins, and aftermath, of the uprising?

2164 upvotes • anthropology_nerd

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In "Hitler's Circle of Evil" on Netflix, the 1933 Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses is described as a "flop", with many Germans openly disobeying the SA and continuing to shop at stores owned by Jews. How did German anti-Semitism intensify so quickly in the years following the boycott?

2163 upvotes • TrynnaFindaBalance

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Many African American slaves, upon obtaining their freedom, took surnames such as “Washington,” “Jefferson,” and “Johnson.” Why wasn’t the name “Lincoln” commonly chosen?

2163 upvotes • T-Lightning

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Why are eyes and teeth not covered by insurance all across the world?

2162 upvotes • Isord

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In Season 2 of "The Crown", Queen Elizabeth II Implores her Mother to Stop Banging on the TV to Make it Work, Saying, "No Stop it! It's Rented." Was the Royal TV a Rental?

2161 upvotes • barbieugenics

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Pick Your Poison: Climate, Disease, and Human Disaster from the Middle Ages to Today Panel Q&A

2161 upvotes • historiagrephour

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was France not reduced in size after the defeat at Waterloo (1815)?	2166	Virralla
If I were a peasant in Yuan or Ming China, how much would I have known (or even cared) about the changing of the emperor? How "important" would I need to have been before dynastic changes had a noticeable effect on my daily life?	2165	EternalNewGuy
I read that John Paul Jones retired in France with a pension from the Imperial Russian Navy... But how did he actually collect his pension? It's not like he had direct deposit. More generally, how did people in Revolutionary/circa 1800 times collect salary or pension from "remote" employers?	2165	BullsLawDan
Why was George Washington elected as "President" and not, for example, as "Chancellor", "Leader", or "Director"? Why was "President" specifically used?	2164	SomethingStars
In 1811 enslaved populations near New Orleans attempted to take the city in the German Coast Uprising. What were the origins, and aftermath, of the uprising?	2164	anthropology_nerd
In "Hitler's Circle of Evil" on Netflix, the 1933 Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses is described as a "flop", with many Germans openly disobeying the SA and continuing to shop at stores owned by Jews. How did German anti-Semitism intensify so quickly in the years following the boycott?	2163	TrynnaFindaBalance
Many African American slaves, upon obtaining their freedom, took surnames such as “Washington,” “Jefferson,” and “Johnson.” Why wasn’t the name “Lincoln” commonly chosen?	2163	T-Lightning
Why are eyes and teeth not covered by insurance all across the world?	2162	Isord
In Season 2 of "The Crown", Queen Elizabeth II Implores her Mother to Stop Banging on the TV to Make it Work, Saying, "No Stop it! It's Rented." Was the Royal TV a Rental?	2161	barbieugenics
Pick Your Poison: Climate, Disease, and Human Disaster from the Middle Ages to Today Panel Q&A	2161	historiagrephour