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What's the deal with people who deny the Armenian Genocide? I hear about it being a debate, but is there some specific historic or cultural reason that some people say it didn't happen?

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Why does the difference between bronze/iron/steel weapons matter? Don't all swords kill just as well?

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What are historians today doing to make sure that records of our society are accessible in the future?

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Why or how is it said that Adam Smith developed or was responsible for the growth of modern capitalism when free trade had existed for centuries before then?

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Around what year did the average European foot soldier begin to fight exclusively with firearms?

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Why were all the leading plotters of the Beer Hall Putsch not executed for treason?

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How prevalent and effective were snipers during WW2?

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Why are sailors so superstitious?

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What are the differences between different types of knighthoods?

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In the events leading up to Napoleon occupying Moscow in 1812, is it considered that Napoleon defeated the Russians and captured the city or that the Russians deliberately abandoned the city as a strategic move?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the deal with people who deny the Armenian Genocide? I hear about it being a debate, but is there some specific historic or cultural reason that some people say it didn't happen?	347
Why does the difference between bronze/iron/steel weapons matter? Don't all swords kill just as well?	150
What are historians today doing to make sure that records of our society are accessible in the future?	37
Why or how is it said that Adam Smith developed or was responsible for the growth of modern capitalism when free trade had existed for centuries before then?	13
Around what year did the average European foot soldier begin to fight exclusively with firearms?	8
Why were all the leading plotters of the Beer Hall Putsch not executed for treason?	8
How prevalent and effective were snipers during WW2?	8
Why are sailors so superstitious?	7
What are the differences between different types of knighthoods?	6
In the events leading up to Napoleon occupying Moscow in 1812, is it considered that Napoleon defeated the Russians and captured the city or that the Russians deliberately abandoned the city as a strategic move?	5