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During the Singoku Jidai, battles between armies numbering almost in the hundreds of thousands were common at the end, yet in Europe most armies numbered around 20-25k soldiers at that point. Why were the Japanese armies so big?

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Why did Germany ally with Austria-Hungary in 1879, and break their alliance with Russia?

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How do we know so much about mafia, given that their operations have to be secret due to their illegality?

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Why did the Old Norse language break up into the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic languages?

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Did Argentina really throw the position of being an economic superpower after WW2?

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Most of the movies about Normandy landings show the lack of any armored vehicles and artillery support during D-Day landings. Was there really little to no such things?

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Why no Reformation and 30 years' war-like events ever happenned in the Islamic culture?

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How did France become a democracy?

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How was the war in 16-early 19 century fought from the strategic perspective?

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What were the economic policies of the US government in the early 1920's, and how much did they contribute to the Great Depression of 1929?

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During the Singoku Jidai, battles between armies numbering almost in the hundreds of thousands were common at the end, yet in Europe most armies numbered around 20-25k soldiers at that point. Why were the Japanese armies so big?	1844
Why did Germany ally with Austria-Hungary in 1879, and break their alliance with Russia?	47
How do we know so much about mafia, given that their operations have to be secret due to their illegality?	18
Why did the Old Norse language break up into the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic languages?	17
Did Argentina really throw the position of being an economic superpower after WW2?	16
Most of the movies about Normandy landings show the lack of any armored vehicles and artillery support during D-Day landings. Was there really little to no such things?	14
Why no Reformation and 30 years' war-like events ever happenned in the Islamic culture?	13
How did France become a democracy?	10
How was the war in 16-early 19 century fought from the strategic perspective?	8
What were the economic policies of the US government in the early 1920's, and how much did they contribute to the Great Depression of 1929?	8