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According to r/China, neither the Communists or the KMT ever fought against Japan. Is this true?

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Was the reason why China fell behind European agriculture because wheat wasn't suitable for planting in most of China?

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Were people in Europe honestly religiously motivated to go to war or were religious tensions used more similarly to what we would call a "casus belli", by ambitious rulers?

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Before the invention of manned flight and aerial photography, were any cities ever planned out based on how they would look from above or what people thought it would look like from above - for example as a circle or square?

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How prevalent was foot binding in China?

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Why did European technology surpass China's when China had things like gunpowder, cannons, and bombs at least a century before Europe?

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What are the differences between a spear, pike, lance, and halberd?

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Regarding Chinese food: Were most of the dishes and cuisines we associate with Chinese cuisine today actually only eaten in very limited regions in China prior to the rise of modern transportation, and would have appeared completely foreign to someone in another part of China?

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Why are the World Wars called "world wars" even though they're both essentially European wars fought in Europe?

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Did milk and cheese become mainly consumed in Europe because Europeans were lactose tolerant or did Europeans become lactose tolerant because they consumed milk and cheese?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
According to r/China, neither the Communists or the KMT ever fought against Japan. Is this true?	5
Was the reason why China fell behind European agriculture because wheat wasn't suitable for planting in most of China?	4
Were people in Europe honestly religiously motivated to go to war or were religious tensions used more similarly to what we would call a "casus belli", by ambitious rulers?	4
Before the invention of manned flight and aerial photography, were any cities ever planned out based on how they would look from above or what people thought it would look like from above - for example as a circle or square?	3
How prevalent was foot binding in China?	3
Why did European technology surpass China's when China had things like gunpowder, cannons, and bombs at least a century before Europe?	3
What are the differences between a spear, pike, lance, and halberd?	3
Regarding Chinese food: Were most of the dishes and cuisines we associate with Chinese cuisine today actually only eaten in very limited regions in China prior to the rise of modern transportation, and would have appeared completely foreign to someone in another part of China?	3
Why are the World Wars called "world wars" even though they're both essentially European wars fought in Europe?	2
Did milk and cheese become mainly consumed in Europe because Europeans were lactose tolerant or did Europeans become lactose tolerant because they consumed milk and cheese?	2