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What was Ronald Reagan's role during the Mccarthy era? Did he make a list of people he thought were communists and/or testify about?

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How important was Trotsky as a military strategist during the Russian Revolution?

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How did Darwin's The Origin of Species influence Engels, Marx, Trotsky and Communsim?

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What was the last major battle were the primary weapon was the sword?

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Eisenhower-George Marshall, did they have a fall-out during the '52 election? What was their relationship like once Dwight became president?

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How many Vietnam vets became mercenaries after the war? Was it more than previous generations (Korean WW2)

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Prior to attacking Pearl Harbor, Japan had seized thousands of miles of territory, yet American embargo especially oil has often been mentioned as the driving force behind the attack/ Is that accurate?

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The Hague Convention art 9 states The bombardment by naval forces of undefended ports, towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings is forbidden, so , how was the allied firebombing bombing of whole cities not a violation of the laws of war?

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Why, during ther Depression, were millions of apple or pear trees not planted? Was it ever debated, as a way to help feed the poor? or, public corn fields?

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the U.S. government knew about Japan's use of chemical weapons but failed to prosecute Japanese officers at the Tokyo war crimes tribunal in 1946. because it wanted to learn from Japan's knowledge of bacteriological warfare. Who specifically decided this? Was there really anything new to learn?

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What was Ronald Reagan's role during the Mccarthy era? Did he make a list of people he thought were communists and/or testify about?	64	AskHistorians
How important was Trotsky as a military strategist during the Russian Revolution?	56	AskHistorians
How did Darwin's The Origin of Species influence Engels, Marx, Trotsky and Communsim?	47	AskHistorians
What was the last major battle were the primary weapon was the sword?	46	AskHistorians
Eisenhower-George Marshall, did they have a fall-out during the '52 election? What was their relationship like once Dwight became president?	40	AskHistorians
How many Vietnam vets became mercenaries after the war? Was it more than previous generations (Korean WW2)	36	AskHistorians
Prior to attacking Pearl Harbor, Japan had seized thousands of miles of territory, yet American embargo especially oil has often been mentioned as the driving force behind the attack/ Is that accurate?	35	AskHistorians
The Hague Convention art 9 states The bombardment by naval forces of undefended ports, towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings is forbidden, so , how was the allied firebombing bombing of whole cities not a violation of the laws of war?	30	AskHistorians
Why, during ther Depression, were millions of apple or pear trees not planted? Was it ever debated, as a way to help feed the poor? or, public corn fields?	29	AskHistorians
the U.S. government knew about Japan's use of chemical weapons but failed to prosecute Japanese officers at the Tokyo war crimes tribunal in 1946. because it wanted to learn from Japan's knowledge of bacteriological warfare. Who specifically decided this? Was there really anything new to learn?	28	AskHistorians