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[Meta] When and why did historians start using terms like "enslaver" and "colonizer"?

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Human wave attacks were decisively repulsed in both World Wars. But they made a resurgence in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. What changed to make them effective again?

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Was Cool Hand Luke (1967) an accurate representation of '50s chain gang life?

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What did Hindenburg actually do during WWI?

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Why was nationalism on the rise in Europe prior to WWI?

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The novel War and Remembrance claims that the American public (when it was published, 1978) still was not, in general, aware of the Battle of Midway or its importance. Is this true? If so, when did it rise to the household-name popularity it has now?

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Was 20th Century Gen. Maxwell Taylor related to 19th Century Gens. Zachary and Richard Taylor?

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Were there any successful political generals in the American Civil War?

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[Meta] When and why did historians start using terms like "enslaver" and "colonizer"?	233
Human wave attacks were decisively repulsed in both World Wars. But they made a resurgence in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. What changed to make them effective again?	29
Was Cool Hand Luke (1967) an accurate representation of '50s chain gang life?	13
What did Hindenburg actually do during WWI?	9
Why was nationalism on the rise in Europe prior to WWI?	8
The novel War and Remembrance claims that the American public (when it was published, 1978) still was not, in general, aware of the Battle of Midway or its importance. Is this true? If so, when did it rise to the household-name popularity it has now?	2
Was 20th Century Gen. Maxwell Taylor related to 19th Century Gens. Zachary and Richard Taylor?	1
Were there any successful political generals in the American Civil War?	1