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Why did Roman Emperors maintain the Praetorian Guard even after it proved politically unreliable compared with the Imperial German Guard? Why did the Byzantine Emperors maintain their native bodyguards when the Varangian Guard likewise proved resilient to native political squabbling?
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Did the nuclear-armed great powers during the Cold War use their nuclear arsenals to compel non-nuclear powers to obey their will?
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Outside of Japan, how did (former) Axis leaders react to the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagisaki?
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Why did the Capetians change up their early "first among equals" strategy for ruling the Kingdom of France?
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How did the Ancient Greeks conduct religious activities when dealing with zero-sum games such as battles, sports competitions, business rivalry, etc.?
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What not-straightforwardly-nationalist motivations were there within the various powers of the First World War?
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Before electronic communications, how far and fast could voices, instruments, messengers, and the like transmit orders and information between soldiers, leaders, and positions?
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How was the relation between kings and Roman Emperors thought of in Medieval Europe? How did this relation change?
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