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I often hear it said that during the Cold war the superpowers developed enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world several times over. What was the purpose in making ever more nuclear warheads in that case?

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Why do we even call the Aztec empire the Aztec empire at all?

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After World War 2 unlike Germany, Austria, Korea and elsewhere Japan was solely occupied by the United States, did the other allies, especially the USSR, attempt to create or demand a similar system of separate occupation zones?

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Were the Nubian pyramids specifically influenced by the Egyptian pyramids like at Giza, or were they a more homegrown tradition?

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During WW2, did the Germans use the equipment they captured from the Soviet Union extensively at all?

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Did either Atatürk or Józef Piłsudski have much to say about the growing fascist movements in surrounding countries?

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Did the average person in Europe see significant economic benefits from European Imperialism through the 16th to 20th centuries, or were the benefits primarily reaped by the elites?

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Did early civilizations have a bias towards arid locations?

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In the Pre-modern world, when people were building monumental structures like the Roman Colosseum or Medieval Cathedrals, were there full time professional 'construction crews' like exist today or was the work by unprofessional labourers on an ad-hoc basis?

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Where can I learn more about clothing and appearance for Muslim Medieval peasants?

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I often hear it said that during the Cold war the superpowers developed enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world several times over. What was the purpose in making ever more nuclear warheads in that case?	8	AskHistorians
Why do we even call the Aztec empire the Aztec empire at all?	7	AskHistorians
After World War 2 unlike Germany, Austria, Korea and elsewhere Japan was solely occupied by the United States, did the other allies, especially the USSR, attempt to create or demand a similar system of separate occupation zones?	7	AskHistorians
Were the Nubian pyramids specifically influenced by the Egyptian pyramids like at Giza, or were they a more homegrown tradition?	7	AskHistorians
During WW2, did the Germans use the equipment they captured from the Soviet Union extensively at all?	7	AskHistorians
Did either Atatürk or Józef Piłsudski have much to say about the growing fascist movements in surrounding countries?	7	AskHistorians
Did the average person in Europe see significant economic benefits from European Imperialism through the 16th to 20th centuries, or were the benefits primarily reaped by the elites?	7	AskHistorians
Did early civilizations have a bias towards arid locations?	6	AskHistorians
In the Pre-modern world, when people were building monumental structures like the Roman Colosseum or Medieval Cathedrals, were there full time professional 'construction crews' like exist today or was the work by unprofessional labourers on an ad-hoc basis?	6	AskHistorians
Where can I learn more about clothing and appearance for Muslim Medieval peasants?	6	AskHistorians