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In '80s/'90s Hong Kong, did the British actually benefit financially from ownership of the colony?

44 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] Humans were disappointed to find no aliens in the galaxy. So they decided to make an alien civilization from scratch so they could finally have a neighbour.

41 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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When the German Confederation existed, half of Prussia was inside of it while the eastern half wasn't. Was there a "hard border" for trade between these areas of Prussia?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[CW] Add onto Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire" so that it covers the events from 1989 to the present year.

33 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] You, a random IT worker, were just sent a crash report for a sapient AI. As far as you had known sapient AIs haven't been invented yet.

32 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] In the future, democracy has been abolished. Instead people vote with their feet by teleporting to whatever society they think is run best.

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Liberia and Sierra Leone were both set up as homelands for freed slaves. Why was Liberia dominated by Americo-Liberians for so long (until 1980) while Sierre Leone was never dominated by Creoles in the same way?

28 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] A pacifist is rewarded for his virtuous life by being sent to Valhalla.

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I was a Polish baker in Lwow before WW2. Now the Soviets have decided to move the entire Polish nation westward. What does this look like for me? Where do I end up?

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What was it like for Black British soldiers during The Troubles in Northern Ireland?

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In '80s/'90s Hong Kong, did the British actually benefit financially from ownership of the colony?	44	AskHistorians
[WP] Humans were disappointed to find no aliens in the galaxy. So they decided to make an alien civilization from scratch so they could finally have a neighbour.	41	WritingPrompts
When the German Confederation existed, half of Prussia was inside of it while the eastern half wasn't. Was there a "hard border" for trade between these areas of Prussia?	37	AskHistorians
[CW] Add onto Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire" so that it covers the events from 1989 to the present year.	33	WritingPrompts
[WP] You, a random IT worker, were just sent a crash report for a sapient AI. As far as you had known sapient AIs haven't been invented yet.	32	WritingPrompts
[WP] In the future, democracy has been abolished. Instead people vote with their feet by teleporting to whatever society they think is run best.	29	WritingPrompts
Liberia and Sierra Leone were both set up as homelands for freed slaves. Why was Liberia dominated by Americo-Liberians for so long (until 1980) while Sierre Leone was never dominated by Creoles in the same way?	28	AskHistorians
[WP] A pacifist is rewarded for his virtuous life by being sent to Valhalla.	24	WritingPrompts
I was a Polish baker in Lwow before WW2. Now the Soviets have decided to move the entire Polish nation westward. What does this look like for me? Where do I end up?	24	AskHistorians
What was it like for Black British soldiers during The Troubles in Northern Ireland?	21	AskHistorians