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1 in 8 German voters chose the Communist party in the 1933 elections. A general draft seems likely to catch a lot of them. Did communists serve in the Wehrmacht in World War 2? If so, to what extent?

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How would a free peasant farmer in the UK in the year 1200 decide what to grow? Would he grow one crop or several? Would he have animals too? Which ones?

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Why is the retirement age in many Western countries based around 65 years old?

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Is there any particular reason that the American Civil War did not end in guerrilla resistance?

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Lacking the restraints and pressures associated with the United States, did the treatment of slaves in the CSA dramatically worsen?

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The November 11 Armistice was signed in 1918. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. What happened in the armies and at home between these dates?

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The American Mafia made an impressive infiltration of labour unions throughout the 20th century. To what extent did their involvement assist with the reduced influence of unions over the past few decades?

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Sodomy is "generally [depending on the time period] any sort of nonprocreative sex." How often was sex before the 20th century procreative?

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Does Heisenberg's uncertainty principle suggest that you can determine velocity and position to good precision if you don't know the particle's mass? Is there even any situation where that could come up?

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What changed in the 19th century to allow bicycles to be invented?

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1 in 8 German voters chose the Communist party in the 1933 elections. A general draft seems likely to catch a lot of them. Did communists serve in the Wehrmacht in World War 2? If so, to what extent?	20	AskHistorians
How would a free peasant farmer in the UK in the year 1200 decide what to grow? Would he grow one crop or several? Would he have animals too? Which ones?	18	AskHistorians
Why is the retirement age in many Western countries based around 65 years old?	16	AskHistorians
Is there any particular reason that the American Civil War did not end in guerrilla resistance?	15	AskHistorians
Lacking the restraints and pressures associated with the United States, did the treatment of slaves in the CSA dramatically worsen?	14	AskHistorians
The November 11 Armistice was signed in 1918. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. What happened in the armies and at home between these dates?	12	AskHistorians
The American Mafia made an impressive infiltration of labour unions throughout the 20th century. To what extent did their involvement assist with the reduced influence of unions over the past few decades?	11	AskHistorians
Sodomy is "generally [depending on the time period] any sort of nonprocreative sex." How often was sex before the 20th century procreative?	10	AskHistorians
Does Heisenberg's uncertainty principle suggest that you can determine velocity and position to good precision if you don't know the particle's mass? Is there even any situation where that could come up?	9	askscience
What changed in the 19th century to allow bicycles to be invented?	7	AskHistorians