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Why is modern day Ethiopia so poor?

344 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Are there known instances of people of Asian or African descent being sent to concentration camps due to their race in Nazi Germany?

193 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was Zoroastrianism declining in Persia even before the Arab Conquest?

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When/how did a Greek identity emerge from the Byzantine/Ottoman Empires? Was there any notion of recreating a "Roman" state when Greece became independent?

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What led to Haiti's current position as poorest nation in the Americas?

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How did Mansa Musa obtain such a huge amount of wealth?

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What was the role of eunuchs in the Byzantine Empire?

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Why didn't Canada revolt against England in the Revolutionary War?

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Did people call close-quarters weapons such as swords and spears "melee weapons" before DnD and other tabletop RPGs?

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When were the oil reserves in the Arabian peninsula first discovered? Who were the major figures in exploiting them, and how was the infrastructure for the oil economy of the gulf oil states built up?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is modern day Ethiopia so poor?	344	AskHistorians
Are there known instances of people of Asian or African descent being sent to concentration camps due to their race in Nazi Germany?	193	AskHistorians
Was Zoroastrianism declining in Persia even before the Arab Conquest?	151	AskHistorians
When/how did a Greek identity emerge from the Byzantine/Ottoman Empires? Was there any notion of recreating a "Roman" state when Greece became independent?	126	AskHistorians
What led to Haiti's current position as poorest nation in the Americas?	116	AskHistorians
How did Mansa Musa obtain such a huge amount of wealth?	97	AskHistorians
What was the role of eunuchs in the Byzantine Empire?	86	AskHistorians
Why didn't Canada revolt against England in the Revolutionary War?	84	AskHistorians
Did people call close-quarters weapons such as swords and spears "melee weapons" before DnD and other tabletop RPGs?	64	AskHistorians
When were the oil reserves in the Arabian peninsula first discovered? Who were the major figures in exploiting them, and how was the infrastructure for the oil economy of the gulf oil states built up?	33	AskHistorians