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Why did the Soviets put so much emphasis on amphibious, sea-land warfare even before WW2 despite being primarily a land warfare nation?

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Did the USSR support separatist movements among Uyghurs, Tibets and Mongols in China after the Sino-Soviet split?

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Was there any effort between ROC and PRC to cooperate on research into Chinese history?

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I have heard victims in Nazi concentration camps liberated by Soviets sometimes died in many numbers as the Soviets mistakenly gave them too much food, is this true?

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The Rhine river is dominated largely by homogenous group, Germans. Danube on the other hand is populated by Austrians, Hungarians, Slovaks, Serbs, Bulgarians and Romanians; people unrelated with each other. Why?

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USSR's mass evacuation of industry east of the Urals when the Axis invaded is somewhat well-known. How common were such operations in other countries under invasion?

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Japanese Empire's Army and Navy were notorious for their rivalry and resulting negative results in WW2, it also existed to an extent in Germany and Italy while USA and UK seem to not have been as affected. Why was that?

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There are many cases of European observers and commenting on the conduct of American soldiers during the Civil War (often not favorably). How common were such observers during the Russian Civil War? Were any lessons learned?

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Why was France the most willing Western country so willing to collaborate with Israel militarily pre 1970?

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The Qing Dynasty genocided about 80% of the Dzungars in retaliation for their rebellion. But seems to have left the Mongols, who rebelled together, alone, why was that?

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Why did the Soviets put so much emphasis on amphibious, sea-land warfare even before WW2 despite being primarily a land warfare nation?	18
Did the USSR support separatist movements among Uyghurs, Tibets and Mongols in China after the Sino-Soviet split?	16
Was there any effort between ROC and PRC to cooperate on research into Chinese history?	15
I have heard victims in Nazi concentration camps liberated by Soviets sometimes died in many numbers as the Soviets mistakenly gave them too much food, is this true?	15
The Rhine river is dominated largely by homogenous group, Germans. Danube on the other hand is populated by Austrians, Hungarians, Slovaks, Serbs, Bulgarians and Romanians; people unrelated with each other. Why?	15
USSR's mass evacuation of industry east of the Urals when the Axis invaded is somewhat well-known. How common were such operations in other countries under invasion?	14
Japanese Empire's Army and Navy were notorious for their rivalry and resulting negative results in WW2, it also existed to an extent in Germany and Italy while USA and UK seem to not have been as affected. Why was that?	14
There are many cases of European observers and commenting on the conduct of American soldiers during the Civil War (often not favorably). How common were such observers during the Russian Civil War? Were any lessons learned?	14
Why was France the most willing Western country so willing to collaborate with Israel militarily pre 1970?	14
The Qing Dynasty genocided about 80% of the Dzungars in retaliation for their rebellion. But seems to have left the Mongols, who rebelled together, alone, why was that?	13