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It's 1940, a lovely day in England and I want to call/write my German cousin. Was that possible? What was international communication between the civilian populace of warring WWII powers like?

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Why didn't the US just roll over North Vietnam and occupy the entire country?

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Why is there such a controversy about what the American Civil War was about?

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Why did the French population grow much less than England or Germany in the 1800s/1900s?

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DEAR GOD WHY IS EVERYTHING YELLOW

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When did the week become standarized across the world? Has there ever been differences in the day of the week, e.g. Tuesday in Germany but Friday in Russia?

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On maps, why are the the Americas on the left and Asia on the right?

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Does anybody have a formal source collaborating the claim that Moscow ran out of vodka on the 9th of May, 1945?

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How did infantry on the Eastern Front evolve over the course of WWII?

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Forgive me if this is a silly question. During WW1, why didn't soldiers simply dig a trench towards the enemy trench prior to attacking?

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It's 1940, a lovely day in England and I want to call/write my German cousin. Was that possible? What was international communication between the civilian populace of warring WWII powers like?	1262	AskHistorians
Why didn't the US just roll over North Vietnam and occupy the entire country?	1206	AskHistorians
Why is there such a controversy about what the American Civil War was about?	593	AskHistorians
Why did the French population grow much less than England or Germany in the 1800s/1900s?	532	AskHistorians
DEAR GOD WHY IS EVERYTHING YELLOW	158	nosleep
When did the week become standarized across the world? Has there ever been differences in the day of the week, e.g. Tuesday in Germany but Friday in Russia?	95	AskHistorians
On maps, why are the the Americas on the left and Asia on the right?	80	AskHistorians
Does anybody have a formal source collaborating the claim that Moscow ran out of vodka on the 9th of May, 1945?	73	AskHistorians
How did infantry on the Eastern Front evolve over the course of WWII?	69	AskHistorians
Forgive me if this is a silly question. During WW1, why didn't soldiers simply dig a trench towards the enemy trench prior to attacking?	67	AskHistorians