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What was the female voter turnout like in the election following the passage of the 19th amendment in the US?

668 upvotes • YAUNDERSTAND

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Why is the Promised Land of Judaism referred to as the land of milk and honey?

668 upvotes • ExoticKosher

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Happy Fifth Birthday to AskHistorians!

668 upvotes • WARitter

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How did European colonists react to the New World's geography?

668 upvotes • BigBanterReagan

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How were nations able to increase the literacy rate in the early 20th century so effectively?

668 upvotes • Isatis_tinctoria

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Most gamers know that spearmen beat cavalry, cavalry beats archers, and archers beat spearmen. Is there any truth to that "rock paper scissors" theme in medieval warfare?

667 upvotes • BigBootyBear

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Why are German and Irish restaurants comparatively much less common than Italian and Mexican restaurants in the US even though there were large waves of immigration from all of those places?

667 upvotes • Weapon_Factory

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Why was the Cold War framed as "Capitalism vs. Communism" as opposed to "Democracy vs. Totalitarianism" ?

666 upvotes • qaphqaesque

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Today, we see that the Roman gods were obvious copies of the Greek pantheon (e.g. Mars being Ares, Apollo being Hermes, Jupiter being Zeus) But was this distinction noticed by the ancient world?

666 upvotes • Natbuscus911

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Did Imperial Japan kill anywhere near 50 million innocent people during the Asian Holocaust?

666 upvotes • Seven1s

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the female voter turnout like in the election following the passage of the 19th amendment in the US?	668	YAUNDERSTAND
Why is the Promised Land of Judaism referred to as the land of milk and honey?	668	ExoticKosher
Happy Fifth Birthday to AskHistorians!	668	WARitter
How did European colonists react to the New World's geography?	668	BigBanterReagan
How were nations able to increase the literacy rate in the early 20th century so effectively?	668	Isatis_tinctoria
Most gamers know that spearmen beat cavalry, cavalry beats archers, and archers beat spearmen. Is there any truth to that "rock paper scissors" theme in medieval warfare?	667	BigBootyBear
Why are German and Irish restaurants comparatively much less common than Italian and Mexican restaurants in the US even though there were large waves of immigration from all of those places?	667	Weapon_Factory
Why was the Cold War framed as "Capitalism vs. Communism" as opposed to "Democracy vs. Totalitarianism" ?	666	qaphqaesque
Today, we see that the Roman gods were obvious copies of the Greek pantheon (e.g. Mars being Ares, Apollo being Hermes, Jupiter being Zeus) But was this distinction noticed by the ancient world?	666	Natbuscus911
Did Imperial Japan kill anywhere near 50 million innocent people during the Asian Holocaust?	666	Seven1s