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What was combat like during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280)?

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How was a razed city re-organized, if the conqueror did not actively annex and re-colonize it?

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Why was Al Capone unable to bribe/intimidate his way out of the income tax evasion conviction?

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Can someone explain why Field Marshal Alan Brooke was created as Viscount Alanbrooke as opposed to Viscount Brooke?

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In the US around the 1970s there were segments of society that were considered to have communist sympathies (e.g. unions, academia, artists). Were there any groups in the Soviet Union that were considered more prone to capitalist sympathies?

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Has Fascism left any positive legacy or mainstream ideas?

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In terms of cultural artifacts, how damaging was the Cultural Revolution in China actually?

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The decline of the Han dynasty is traditionally attributed to corruption of the court eunuchs - is that still the current consensus of historians?

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Why was the levee en mass revolutionary?

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Why did the Allies halt the Saar Offensive (1939)?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was combat like during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280)?	210
How was a razed city re-organized, if the conqueror did not actively annex and re-colonize it?	96
Why was Al Capone unable to bribe/intimidate his way out of the income tax evasion conviction?	79
Can someone explain why Field Marshal Alan Brooke was created as Viscount Alanbrooke as opposed to Viscount Brooke?	73
In the US around the 1970s there were segments of society that were considered to have communist sympathies (e.g. unions, academia, artists). Were there any groups in the Soviet Union that were considered more prone to capitalist sympathies?	50
Has Fascism left any positive legacy or mainstream ideas?	42
In terms of cultural artifacts, how damaging was the Cultural Revolution in China actually?	39
The decline of the Han dynasty is traditionally attributed to corruption of the court eunuchs - is that still the current consensus of historians?	39
Why was the levee en mass revolutionary?	34
Why did the Allies halt the Saar Offensive (1939)?	28