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Why are eye patches, hook hands and peg legs, so associated with Pirates (specifically the golden age of piracy ones )?

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How was the Holocaust taught in East Germany? What was the narrative used ? Or was it matter of fact?

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Why did the Romans, never succeeded in conquering Persia ?

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What was the reaction to discovering that North Vietnam was torturing POWs ? Was it different from country to country (especially considering the separation of Communist and none Communist blocs) ?

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In the 17th century, Catholic France made alliances with Protestant ant Muslim powers against their fellow Catholics (the Hapsburgs). How did this not get any of the French kings or ministers excommunicated?

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How did living Republican former Presidents(Nixon and Ford I think), react to Ronald Reagan?

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How did the Spartans react to news of the Battle of Thermopylae ? What was its legacy for future Spartan generations ?

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Allied propaganda during ww1, is infamous for portraying Germans as evil brutes and Kaiser Wilhelm as a ruthless tyrant. How where the other central powers (Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria) portrayed in Allied propaganda ?

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Modern armies have clear and concise hierarchies. How would a hierarchy look in a typical western medieval army ? Like the armies that fought in Hastings, Agincourt etc.

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In the history of British pms why have only two generals ever been elected as PM (Lord Shelborne and the Duke of Wellington ) ?

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Why are eye patches, hook hands and peg legs, so associated with Pirates (specifically the golden age of piracy ones )?	7
How was the Holocaust taught in East Germany? What was the narrative used ? Or was it matter of fact?	7
Why did the Romans, never succeeded in conquering Persia ?	7
What was the reaction to discovering that North Vietnam was torturing POWs ? Was it different from country to country (especially considering the separation of Communist and none Communist blocs) ?	7
In the 17th century, Catholic France made alliances with Protestant ant Muslim powers against their fellow Catholics (the Hapsburgs). How did this not get any of the French kings or ministers excommunicated?	7
How did living Republican former Presidents(Nixon and Ford I think), react to Ronald Reagan?	6
How did the Spartans react to news of the Battle of Thermopylae ? What was its legacy for future Spartan generations ?	6
Allied propaganda during ww1, is infamous for portraying Germans as evil brutes and Kaiser Wilhelm as a ruthless tyrant. How where the other central powers (Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria) portrayed in Allied propaganda ?	6
Modern armies have clear and concise hierarchies. How would a hierarchy look in a typical western medieval army ? Like the armies that fought in Hastings, Agincourt etc.	6
In the history of British pms why have only two generals ever been elected as PM (Lord Shelborne and the Duke of Wellington ) ?	6