/u/82364's posts in /r/askhistorians
Geopolitical forecasters like George Friedman and Peter Zeihan consider the relative sizes of generations to be a major factor affecting a nation-state's economic and military potential; are there historical examples of this?
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Why wasn't Japan's declaration of war against the US translated and delivered on time? What was the expected political and military response?
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Did any of the European powers have a long-term vision for Arabia/the Middle East in the early 20th century/during WWI?
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The cables controlling the elevator in the Zero stretched, so that the response was roughly consistent throughout the plane's high speed range, which was at least new to Japanese craft. What were the other early examples of speed-adjusted controls?
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How and when did 6,000,000 become the colloquial (for want of a better word) death toll of the Holocaust?
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Who were the notable Japanese aeronautical engineers, say, pre-1945?Recommended sources? I've already read "Eagles of Mitsubishi" and am interested in more (translated) Japan-originated materials.
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