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Many of the actors playing Germans in classic WWII movies were themselves involved in the war on the Axis side, or at least old enough to have been. Was this an issue or consideration when casting them?

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[WP] Time travel in the future is like vacation travel today. Even though "no one goes then," you're trying to convince someone that a trip to the early 21st century would be worthwhile.

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 213 - The World The Plague Made with James Belich

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 156 - Latin American Classical Music

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Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright both served as US Secretary of State despite not being born in the US. How did they approach diplomacy with their birth countries?

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Did the combatants of Medieval wars of succession in Western Europe tend to have significant differences in policy/ideology?

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Were there really so few people who "Didn't Like Dance With Wolves?"

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 208 - Pirates and Public History with Rebecca Simon

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Dutch people and Afrikaans-speaking South Africans seem more disconnected than, say French/Quebecois or Spanish/Latin Americans, and the languages have diverged significantly more than in those areas. Why is this?

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Michael Corleone's family reacts badly to his decision to join the Marines at the outbreak of WWII in The Godfather Part II. How typical would this sort of reaction have been?

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Many of the actors playing Germans in classic WWII movies were themselves involved in the war on the Axis side, or at least old enough to have been. Was this an issue or consideration when casting them?	26	AskHistorians
[WP] Time travel in the future is like vacation travel today. Even though "no one goes then," you're trying to convince someone that a trip to the early 21st century would be worthwhile.	26	WritingPrompts
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 213 - The World The Plague Made with James Belich	26	AskHistorians
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 156 - Latin American Classical Music	25	AskHistorians
Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright both served as US Secretary of State despite not being born in the US. How did they approach diplomacy with their birth countries?	25	AskHistorians
Did the combatants of Medieval wars of succession in Western Europe tend to have significant differences in policy/ideology?	24	AskHistorians
Were there really so few people who "Didn't Like Dance With Wolves?"	23	AskHistorians
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 208 - Pirates and Public History with Rebecca Simon	23	AskHistorians
Dutch people and Afrikaans-speaking South Africans seem more disconnected than, say French/Quebecois or Spanish/Latin Americans, and the languages have diverged significantly more than in those areas. Why is this?	23	AskHistorians
Michael Corleone's family reacts badly to his decision to join the Marines at the outbreak of WWII in The Godfather Part II. How typical would this sort of reaction have been?	23	AskHistorians