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With the notable exception of Britain, most of Europe uses metric weights and measures exclusively. How did metric spread, where were the last holdouts of pre-metric measures?

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How easily did Britons adapt, during the Munich Crisis and then WW2 itself, to the imposition of rationing, curfew, travel restrictions etc? Was there widespread resentment and/or disobedience, or was it widely accepted?

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What are the arguments for or against the period 1914-45 as a "Second Thirty Years War" or "European Civil War".

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During the development of the motor car, were any serious alternatives to the pedals-and-wheel control method?

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A common trope/cliche of colonialism is that of a British ship sailing up to a foreign shore, planting a flag on the beach and saying "This is ours now and you natives have to do what we say". Is there any truth in this image at all?

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When Prohibition was introduced, how did America deal with the transition from alcohol being in almost every home to illicit contraband?

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What is the history behind organised systems of military decorations?

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When did Halloween costumes change from being primarily horror themed (ghosts, witches etc) to being general famcy dress?

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Every so often here in England a "horde" of Roman, Saxon or Viking valuables is discovered. Do we have any records of this kind of thing showing up in earlier ages?

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Trying to track down a theory in general historiography - can anyone tell me if this has been studied?

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With the notable exception of Britain, most of Europe uses metric weights and measures exclusively. How did metric spread, where were the last holdouts of pre-metric measures?	5
How easily did Britons adapt, during the Munich Crisis and then WW2 itself, to the imposition of rationing, curfew, travel restrictions etc? Was there widespread resentment and/or disobedience, or was it widely accepted?	4
What are the arguments for or against the period 1914-45 as a "Second Thirty Years War" or "European Civil War".	4
During the development of the motor car, were any serious alternatives to the pedals-and-wheel control method?	4
A common trope/cliche of colonialism is that of a British ship sailing up to a foreign shore, planting a flag on the beach and saying "This is ours now and you natives have to do what we say". Is there any truth in this image at all?	4
When Prohibition was introduced, how did America deal with the transition from alcohol being in almost every home to illicit contraband?	4
What is the history behind organised systems of military decorations?	4
When did Halloween costumes change from being primarily horror themed (ghosts, witches etc) to being general famcy dress?	4
Every so often here in England a "horde" of Roman, Saxon or Viking valuables is discovered. Do we have any records of this kind of thing showing up in earlier ages?	4
Trying to track down a theory in general historiography - can anyone tell me if this has been studied?	4