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What was the decision making process behind choosing Normandy as a target for invasion as opposed to Calais, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, etc?

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Did Spain and Portugal receive any advantages or disadvantages in economic development after WW2 due to not being directly involved in it?

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How did interservice rivalry between Army and Navy occur in WW2 Japan from insitutional point of view?

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How did the Islam-Buddhism split happen in the Mongol Empire?

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During Edwardian period an upper class English gentleman is having a dinner at a fancy establishment in London. How does he pay?

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In Russian language dual wielding pistols is colloquially and widely called 'Macedonian style', allegedly because of Macedonian independence fighters of early XX century. How true is that claim?

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"The Tale of Igor's Campaign" is a Slavic epic poem which describes a failed campaign. How common was it for contemporary epic poems and chronicles to describe failures?

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During Sengoku and early Edo periods, did different Japanese islands have significant cultural distinctions between each other?

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After ending Mongol-Tatar Yoke was there ever a possibility of Muscovite dukes moving to Kiev, the old capital? Did status of former capital have any long-term institutional/cultural power?

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One of the staples of Mongolian and related cuisines is 'boortsog', a deep fried dough, similar to modern Western doughnut. Where would Mongols source the flour?

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What was the decision making process behind choosing Normandy as a target for invasion as opposed to Calais, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, etc?	51
Did Spain and Portugal receive any advantages or disadvantages in economic development after WW2 due to not being directly involved in it?	49
How did interservice rivalry between Army and Navy occur in WW2 Japan from insitutional point of view?	36
How did the Islam-Buddhism split happen in the Mongol Empire?	32
During Edwardian period an upper class English gentleman is having a dinner at a fancy establishment in London. How does he pay?	28
In Russian language dual wielding pistols is colloquially and widely called 'Macedonian style', allegedly because of Macedonian independence fighters of early XX century. How true is that claim?	25
"The Tale of Igor's Campaign" is a Slavic epic poem which describes a failed campaign. How common was it for contemporary epic poems and chronicles to describe failures?	24
During Sengoku and early Edo periods, did different Japanese islands have significant cultural distinctions between each other?	21
After ending Mongol-Tatar Yoke was there ever a possibility of Muscovite dukes moving to Kiev, the old capital? Did status of former capital have any long-term institutional/cultural power?	19
One of the staples of Mongolian and related cuisines is 'boortsog', a deep fried dough, similar to modern Western doughnut. Where would Mongols source the flour?	17