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At the end of World War Two, why was the USSR granted Kaliningrad?

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[WP] "Its just a stupid map", I told myself as I hurled a dart at the alleged cursed tapestry. Within seconds, I was plunged into the cold Atlantic ocean.

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[WP] You are woken up by pounding on your door. When you open it, three heavily armed men from the government greet you. They demand to speak to "Agent D". You are very confused, especially when your dog Duke walks by and one man yells "There he goes, get him!"

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During the Barbary War, William Eaton landed in Ottoman Egypt with a detachment of US marines to overthrow the monarchical government of Tripoli. What was the international reaction to this venture? How did the Ottomans react to the US deploying troops on their soil and overthrowing an ally/puppet?

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Why did the Ottomans lose the Great Turkish War (1683-1699)? The janissaries were regarded as the best soldiers in the Ottoman army, so why were they so ineffective? What weren't the Ottomans doing that their European counterparts were?

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When the Supreme Court ruled that the line item veto was unconstitutional, what happened to all the laws Bill Clinton utilized it on?

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The Irish launched their War of Independence in 1916, the middle of WWI. What impact did this have on British effectiveness during the war?

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Late yesterday, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman died at the age of 79 after ruling his country for 50 years by deposing his father in a palace coup in 1970. Why did Qaboos overthrow his father? What did Qaboos do during his half-century rule of Oman?

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Has scholarship regarding the Dancing Plague of 1518 improved in recent decades? Do we know why (/if) it actually occurred?

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Why is Latin America called "Latin" America? Why was that name chosen as opposed to say, Spanish America or European America?

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At the end of World War Two, why was the USSR granted Kaliningrad?	85	AskHistorians
[WP] "Its just a stupid map", I told myself as I hurled a dart at the alleged cursed tapestry. Within seconds, I was plunged into the cold Atlantic ocean.	84	WritingPrompts
[WP] You are woken up by pounding on your door. When you open it, three heavily armed men from the government greet you. They demand to speak to "Agent D". You are very confused, especially when your dog Duke walks by and one man yells "There he goes, get him!"	84	WritingPrompts
During the Barbary War, William Eaton landed in Ottoman Egypt with a detachment of US marines to overthrow the monarchical government of Tripoli. What was the international reaction to this venture? How did the Ottomans react to the US deploying troops on their soil and overthrowing an ally/puppet?	82	AskHistorians
Why did the Ottomans lose the Great Turkish War (1683-1699)? The janissaries were regarded as the best soldiers in the Ottoman army, so why were they so ineffective? What weren't the Ottomans doing that their European counterparts were?	80	AskHistorians
When the Supreme Court ruled that the line item veto was unconstitutional, what happened to all the laws Bill Clinton utilized it on?	77	AskHistorians
The Irish launched their War of Independence in 1916, the middle of WWI. What impact did this have on British effectiveness during the war?	77	AskHistorians
Late yesterday, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman died at the age of 79 after ruling his country for 50 years by deposing his father in a palace coup in 1970. Why did Qaboos overthrow his father? What did Qaboos do during his half-century rule of Oman?	75	AskHistorians
Has scholarship regarding the Dancing Plague of 1518 improved in recent decades? Do we know why (/if) it actually occurred?	73	AskHistorians
Why is Latin America called "Latin" America? Why was that name chosen as opposed to say, Spanish America or European America?	73	AskHistorians