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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit
What was the state of the city of Rome in 477 AD, one year after the "fall" of Western Rome?	196	AskHistorians
In the 2014 Film "Fury" American troops within Germany in April 1945 are portrayed with extremely low morale, filthy uniforms, and lacking basic sanitation. Was this the state of the US Army in 1945?	127	AskHistorians
It's a common theme in gangster movies where the "family" does everything in its power to gain legitimacy in the eyes of the government and have their crimes either become absolved or legal. Has their ever been a recorded case where a crime family has gone "legit"?	123	AskHistorians
In the movie Django Unchained a character called Dr King Schultz is portrayed as a Liberal minded German Bounty Hunter who is appalled at American Slavery but while also carrying around an almost Prussian like identity. Is he based on any historical precedent/would a person like him exist in 1858?	90	AskHistorians
[WP] It is 1918. After years of hell in the trenches you can finally return home. You heard tales of a big Flu pandemic but it's obviously propaganda. Once back in the city you hear tales of the dead coming to life and attacking anyone in sight. Old wives tales. Surely this can't be real... can it?	85	WritingPrompts
A common perception of The Pinkertons is of corporate and government thugs who would abuse and even murder any opposition from strikers to political dissidents in late 19th century America. Is this based on any historical truth or simply a bastardization of history?	84	AskHistorians
Why is the German Bismarck one of the most famous ships in history if its combat record was abysmal and the fact that it was sunk in its first legitimate naval action?	83	AskHistorians
[WP] The year is 1800, 20 years after the failed American Rebellion. The Black Death has returned an almost apocalyptic Medieval state and ravages the land without end. You are a new recruit in the elite Black Watch Highlander Regiment sent to "relieve" New York, one of the hearts of the pandemic.	78	WritingPrompts
[WP] The year is 1800, twenty years after the failed American Rebellion. The cursed Black Death has returned once again to Medieval proportions and ravages the land without end. You are a new recruit in the elite Black Watch Highlander Regiment sent to "relieve" New York, the heart of the pandemic.	70	WritingPrompts
Where did the "Psycho Vietnam Vet" stereotype come from?	66	AskHistorians

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