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What was WWII like for the homeless? Did recruiters pay particular attention to trying to entice them into joining?

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In the Dark Ages and High Middle Ages, what was the balance of population between the cities and countryside?

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Today, Otto von Bismarck is considered to have been a masterful diplomat. During his service to the Kaiser, was there any diplomatic incident that was considered to have been mismanaged/a blunder/a defeat?

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When did the United States start and stop being referred to as "the Union"?

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Was Lenin/the Marxist movement in general viewed as particularly 'dangerous' or 'destabilizing' prior to the 1917 revolutions?

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What was the rationale behind naming the United Kingdom? Why not just call it the Kingdom of Britannia?

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How were Chinese armies organized around the time of the Mongols (i.e. the 1200s)? Were they organized, regimented, professional soldiers, or were they more akin to vassal levies as in Europe?

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What were the logistics of medieval weapons manufacturing? What steps/people did materials have to go through to go from wood/steel/etc to a weapon or armor, and how would these then reach the troops?

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Contemporary accounts of the Hundred Years War state that longbows were capable of piercing armor. However, some modern experiments seem to show that breastplates of the quality affordable to nobles could stop arrows. How do we reconcile this? Were French knights wearing sub-par armor?

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I'm a mayor of a medieval city. The King has informed me that I am to begin preparations for a tourney and feast, which he will be attending. How do I go about organizing such an event?

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What was WWII like for the homeless? Did recruiters pay particular attention to trying to entice them into joining?	9
In the Dark Ages and High Middle Ages, what was the balance of population between the cities and countryside?	9
Today, Otto von Bismarck is considered to have been a masterful diplomat. During his service to the Kaiser, was there any diplomatic incident that was considered to have been mismanaged/a blunder/a defeat?	9
When did the United States start and stop being referred to as "the Union"?	9
Was Lenin/the Marxist movement in general viewed as particularly 'dangerous' or 'destabilizing' prior to the 1917 revolutions?	8
What was the rationale behind naming the United Kingdom? Why not just call it the Kingdom of Britannia?	8
How were Chinese armies organized around the time of the Mongols (i.e. the 1200s)? Were they organized, regimented, professional soldiers, or were they more akin to vassal levies as in Europe?	8
What were the logistics of medieval weapons manufacturing? What steps/people did materials have to go through to go from wood/steel/etc to a weapon or armor, and how would these then reach the troops?	8
Contemporary accounts of the Hundred Years War state that longbows were capable of piercing armor. However, some modern experiments seem to show that breastplates of the quality affordable to nobles could stop arrows. How do we reconcile this? Were French knights wearing sub-par armor?	8
I'm a mayor of a medieval city. The King has informed me that I am to begin preparations for a tourney and feast, which he will be attending. How do I go about organizing such an event?	8