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Why did the English language never develop a regulatory body like the Académie française or Accademia della Crusca?

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Anheuser-Busch was founded in a city packed to the brim with Breweries. Why did they come out on top as opposed to one of the numerous others in St. Louis?

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How would the rising idea of nationalism in the mid-19th century communicated to, and understood by, the rural poor within the lands of the Austrian Empire?

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Genocide versus Genocides: What is the comparative utility of approaching what was done to the indigenous peoples of the Americas from 1492 onwards as a genocide, in the singular, versus many smaller campaigns of genocide? Are they even in opposition are are they complementary ways to understand it?

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How did pikeman v. pikeman combat work in the era of the Spanish tercio?

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How did the earliest followers of Joseph Smith react to his introduction of Polygamy to Mormon doctrine?

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This day in 1994, the Russian's last military presence left former East Germany. The 2+4 Agreement was signed in 1990, and Germany reunified. What was the Soviet/Russian military presence like for that period?

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As Islam expanded beyond the Middle East into Africa and South/Eastern Asia, how was the requirement of participating in the Hajj dealt with?

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When and why did Judaism shift from a polygamist view of marriage to a monogamist one?

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How much of the blame does Montgomery deserve for the failure of Market Garden?

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Why did the English language never develop a regulatory body like the Académie française or Accademia della Crusca?	160	AskHistorians
Anheuser-Busch was founded in a city packed to the brim with Breweries. Why did they come out on top as opposed to one of the numerous others in St. Louis?	154	AskHistorians
How would the rising idea of nationalism in the mid-19th century communicated to, and understood by, the rural poor within the lands of the Austrian Empire?	150	AskHistorians
Genocide versus Genocides: What is the comparative utility of approaching what was done to the indigenous peoples of the Americas from 1492 onwards as a genocide, in the singular, versus many smaller campaigns of genocide? Are they even in opposition are are they complementary ways to understand it?	145	AskHistorians
How did pikeman v. pikeman combat work in the era of the Spanish tercio?	130	AskHistorians
How did the earliest followers of Joseph Smith react to his introduction of Polygamy to Mormon doctrine?	126	AskHistorians
This day in 1994, the Russian's last military presence left former East Germany. The 2+4 Agreement was signed in 1990, and Germany reunified. What was the Soviet/Russian military presence like for that period?	125	AskHistorians
As Islam expanded beyond the Middle East into Africa and South/Eastern Asia, how was the requirement of participating in the Hajj dealt with?	124	AskHistorians
When and why did Judaism shift from a polygamist view of marriage to a monogamist one?	120	AskHistorians
How much of the blame does Montgomery deserve for the failure of Market Garden?	112	AskHistorians