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How did Italians, almost universally Catholic, justify the invasion of Rome in the unification wars?

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Why were the Freemasons so controversial in the early 1800s? An entire party was formed to oppose them, but today they're nothing more than an obscure social club

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The great powers declared in 1899 that dropping bombs from hot air balloons is a war crime. Why?

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Why was the invasion of Italy not considered a "second front" to Stalin?

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In 1842, Secretary of War John Spencer's son was hanged for mutiny. Did this cause any political backlash for the Tyler administration, or for Spencer?

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In antiquity and the middle ages, what happened after a rout? Where did they go?

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With the much higher rate of infant mortality in the past, was the death of an infant less emotionally impactful then than in times of modern medicine?

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In ancient history, we seem to see massive population movements to lands far away, establishing civilizations. (Hittites and Hyksos for example) Was there a common cause of these population transfers, and how organized were they?

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Were there any diseases Indigenous Americans had that the colonists were susceptible to?

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Were women monarchs as respected as their male counterparts?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Italians, almost universally Catholic, justify the invasion of Rome in the unification wars?	968
Why were the Freemasons so controversial in the early 1800s? An entire party was formed to oppose them, but today they're nothing more than an obscure social club	483
The great powers declared in 1899 that dropping bombs from hot air balloons is a war crime. Why?	288
Why was the invasion of Italy not considered a "second front" to Stalin?	82
In 1842, Secretary of War John Spencer's son was hanged for mutiny. Did this cause any political backlash for the Tyler administration, or for Spencer?	41
In antiquity and the middle ages, what happened after a rout? Where did they go?	18
With the much higher rate of infant mortality in the past, was the death of an infant less emotionally impactful then than in times of modern medicine?	9
In ancient history, we seem to see massive population movements to lands far away, establishing civilizations. (Hittites and Hyksos for example) Was there a common cause of these population transfers, and how organized were they?	8
Were there any diseases Indigenous Americans had that the colonists were susceptible to?	5
Were women monarchs as respected as their male counterparts?	4