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Why did the Axis believe they could win a war that at least in hindsight appears to have been unwinnable?

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Why was it specifically chess that became such a focus of Soviet investment and national pride in the post-war period?

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Did any of the high-level officers in WW1 express any remorse over the lives lost due to their incompetence?

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England is generally not thought to have a “good” or distinctive national cuisine. Why is this? Why does Japan, geographically similar, have a much more distinctive national cuisine?

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Historically speaking, has Afghanistan ever been a true nation state?

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Why are there seemingly so many universities in Boston?

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How did the tactics, goals, and long term strategies differ between the different “waves” of feminism which comprised the women’s rights movements in the US? How can we learn from their successes and mistakes in order to help forward the goals of contemporary movements?

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Why did weren’t steam engines used by Romans in the early 100s AD?

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To what extent did life-altering injuries shape the culture of the inter war years?

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Is there any merit to the idea that Leningrad would have been better off had it fallen?

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Why did the Axis believe they could win a war that at least in hindsight appears to have been unwinnable?	109
Why was it specifically chess that became such a focus of Soviet investment and national pride in the post-war period?	15
Did any of the high-level officers in WW1 express any remorse over the lives lost due to their incompetence?	13
England is generally not thought to have a “good” or distinctive national cuisine. Why is this? Why does Japan, geographically similar, have a much more distinctive national cuisine?	11
Historically speaking, has Afghanistan ever been a true nation state?	5
Why are there seemingly so many universities in Boston?	4
How did the tactics, goals, and long term strategies differ between the different “waves” of feminism which comprised the women’s rights movements in the US? How can we learn from their successes and mistakes in order to help forward the goals of contemporary movements?	4
Why did weren’t steam engines used by Romans in the early 100s AD?	3
To what extent did life-altering injuries shape the culture of the inter war years?	3
Is there any merit to the idea that Leningrad would have been better off had it fallen?	2