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Why is the Battle of Hastings so important? How did it affect the world today?

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In 1945, When President Truman told Stalin of a "new bomb of unusual destructive force", why did Stalin react as if he was uninterested and not show any special interest in it? And how did he react when it was first used on Japan?

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When and why did the different car designs occur with the British driving on the left side and the US on the right?

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In WWII, American and Russian soldiers met multiple times near the end of the war in Europe. How did these first encounters happen without some sort of friendly fire or incident between both sides?

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Why does South Asia have massive flooding yet have a shortage of water?

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Did the attack on Mers-el-Kébir, the British Royal Navy killing over 1,250 French servicemen during WWII, have any repercussions in the future between the two countries?

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Because Russian women played many vital roles on the Eastern Front in WWII, how did other Male soldiers treat them and view them?

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Were there any WWII American soldiers that did morally good acts such as stopping a massacre or risked their lives to save the "enemy" even if it meant standing in the way of their fellow soldiers?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is the Battle of Hastings so important? How did it affect the world today?	164
In 1945, When President Truman told Stalin of a "new bomb of unusual destructive force", why did Stalin react as if he was uninterested and not show any special interest in it? And how did he react when it was first used on Japan?	70
When and why did the different car designs occur with the British driving on the left side and the US on the right?	12
In WWII, American and Russian soldiers met multiple times near the end of the war in Europe. How did these first encounters happen without some sort of friendly fire or incident between both sides?	8
Why does South Asia have massive flooding yet have a shortage of water?	3
Did the attack on Mers-el-Kébir, the British Royal Navy killing over 1,250 French servicemen during WWII, have any repercussions in the future between the two countries?	2
Because Russian women played many vital roles on the Eastern Front in WWII, how did other Male soldiers treat them and view them?	0
Were there any WWII American soldiers that did morally good acts such as stopping a massacre or risked their lives to save the "enemy" even if it meant standing in the way of their fellow soldiers?	0