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During Alexander the Great's conquests, why did some cities, such as Tyre, vehemently oppose Alexander and remain loyal to the Persians even when confronted with annihilation?
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During Leon Trotsky's exile, "the Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas welcomed Trotsky and arranged for a special train to bring him to Mexico City." Stalin managed to have him assassinated in Mexico. What is the history behind Russian Socialists having influence in Mexico?
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The USA honors Confederate soldiers and generals with monuments, even burying them at Arlington. Is the USA unique for honoring rebels in this way? How soon after the Civil War did honoring Confederates become acceptable, and why did it become acceptable?
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In World War I, why would a General ever order his men to attack an enemy trench? Why not sit back on perpetual defense, eventually having millions of extra men due to an excellent casualty ratio?
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During Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia, the Persian Empire used Greek mercenaries as elite troops. Did mercenaries from the time have loyalties to things other than money? It seems that the Persians trusted them to not simply defect to the highest bidder.
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Did Roman or Egyptian historians in 100 BCE know how old the Great Pyramid of Giza was, or perhaps details that we no longer know today?
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American Air Force General David Burchinal claimed that "We were never further from nuclear war than at the time of [the Cuban Missile Crisis], never further." Is the extent of the crisis exaggerated?
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Herodotus said that India is the farthest east land, and that beyond it is nothing but inhabitable desert. How is it that the Ancient Greeks didn't know anything of China, considering the extent of ancient trade routes?
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In World War II, it was possible for world powers to enter into total war while mutually agreeing not to use chemical weapons due to the mutual destruction they would create. They were never used even in desperation. Why do nuclear weapons prevent conventional war if chemical weapons do not?
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