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Was the Byzantine Empire aware it lasted a thousand years?

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Why did Sunni Islam spread around the world while Shia and Sufi Islam stay relatively small and contained to the Middle East?

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What do Historians make of the claims of Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov's "Warning to America"?

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Why did so few French (comparatively) move to America in the 19th century?

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Why did Europeans go from using Roman concrete, bricklaying, and stone to the little wooden houses that dotted estates during the Middle Ages?

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Most countries of Europe lost their monarchies in the World Wars. What about these wars or the conditions that surrounded them led to the end of monarchies in most of Europe? Why weren't those monarchies restored after those Wars?

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What happened to military observers?

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What did British soldiers during the Revolutionary War in America think of the rebels and the democratic ideas they were supposedly fighting for?

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Why didn't Reagan uphold the Monroe Doctrine during the Falkland Islands War?

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A lot of Confederate leadership survived the American Civil War, how did they feel about all the lives lost for what was ultimately failed endeavor?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was the Byzantine Empire aware it lasted a thousand years?	2287
Why did Sunni Islam spread around the world while Shia and Sufi Islam stay relatively small and contained to the Middle East?	281
What do Historians make of the claims of Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov's "Warning to America"?	59
Why did so few French (comparatively) move to America in the 19th century?	56
Why did Europeans go from using Roman concrete, bricklaying, and stone to the little wooden houses that dotted estates during the Middle Ages?	27
Most countries of Europe lost their monarchies in the World Wars. What about these wars or the conditions that surrounded them led to the end of monarchies in most of Europe? Why weren't those monarchies restored after those Wars?	20
What happened to military observers?	15
What did British soldiers during the Revolutionary War in America think of the rebels and the democratic ideas they were supposedly fighting for?	11
Why didn't Reagan uphold the Monroe Doctrine during the Falkland Islands War?	9
A lot of Confederate leadership survived the American Civil War, how did they feel about all the lives lost for what was ultimately failed endeavor?	8