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I've heard that the range of most French nuclear weapons does not extend beyond Germany. What was French nuclear doctrine and strategy like in the Cold War, particularly in the event of a Soviet invasion of western Europe?

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It's my understanding that 19th century whaling was dominated by the United States. Was oil really not important enough of a resource at this time for stronger empires like Britain or France to make a concerted effort to out-compete the US? Did anyone view US dominance of the resource as a concern?

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In modern bullfighting, the victory of the matador is basically guaranteed. Was the same true of Roman animal fighting, or were the contests more evenly matched?

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The first batch of modern think tanks (Brookings, CFR, Chatham House, etc.) were all founded around the time of WWI. Where did this idea come from and did it suddenly gain such broad appeal?

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In the late 19th century, why did Japanese modernization succeed when Ottoman/Egyptian/Tunisian modernization rendered them helpless against European imperialism?

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Let's say I live in Boston in 1800. What does my liquor cabinet look like?

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The TV series "Peaky Blinders" shows a huge number of murders and gang warfare in 1920s England. What was the murder rate like? Did it spike after World War I? Were there sophisticated ethnic-based gangs in London or Birmingham at the time?

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In The Pursuit of Glory, Tim Blanning writes: "there was a major war between the European powers in every decade of the eighteenth century except perhaps the 1720s." Was that just a coincidence? Did anyone comment on the oddness of a decade of peace?

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Is there any credence to the idea that the US supported the Vietminh against the French?

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Were the Commanches stronger than the US military in the early 19th century?

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I've heard that the range of most French nuclear weapons does not extend beyond Germany. What was French nuclear doctrine and strategy like in the Cold War, particularly in the event of a Soviet invasion of western Europe?	52	AskHistorians
It's my understanding that 19th century whaling was dominated by the United States. Was oil really not important enough of a resource at this time for stronger empires like Britain or France to make a concerted effort to out-compete the US? Did anyone view US dominance of the resource as a concern?	44	AskHistorians
In modern bullfighting, the victory of the matador is basically guaranteed. Was the same true of Roman animal fighting, or were the contests more evenly matched?	44	AskHistorians
The first batch of modern think tanks (Brookings, CFR, Chatham House, etc.) were all founded around the time of WWI. Where did this idea come from and did it suddenly gain such broad appeal?	43	AskHistorians
In the late 19th century, why did Japanese modernization succeed when Ottoman/Egyptian/Tunisian modernization rendered them helpless against European imperialism?	40	AskHistorians
Let's say I live in Boston in 1800. What does my liquor cabinet look like?	38	AskHistorians
The TV series "Peaky Blinders" shows a huge number of murders and gang warfare in 1920s England. What was the murder rate like? Did it spike after World War I? Were there sophisticated ethnic-based gangs in London or Birmingham at the time?	36	AskHistorians
In The Pursuit of Glory, Tim Blanning writes: "there was a major war between the European powers in every decade of the eighteenth century except perhaps the 1720s." Was that just a coincidence? Did anyone comment on the oddness of a decade of peace?	35	AskHistorians
Is there any credence to the idea that the US supported the Vietminh against the French?	34	AskHistorians
Were the Commanches stronger than the US military in the early 19th century?	32	AskHistorians