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It is often said here that the Red Army of 1941 was not the same army as that of 1942 which was not the same as 1943. What contrasted these armies that made the latter so potent?

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It's said that folktales and stories of societies shape their culture and behavior but how do historians know that they did?

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What was the demographic makeup of the earliest American immigrants/settlers (primarily gender and age)?

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Why were ancient Greek societies often rigidly patriarchal when deities for "masculine" roles were sometimes female?

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The American general George McClellan functioned as an observer in the Crimean War. What did that entail? What would he be privy to? What would he not be able to observe?

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Was Alexander the Great an overrated general?

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It is often said here that the Red Army of 1941 was not the same army as that of 1942 which was not the same as 1943. What contrasted these armies that made the latter so potent?	2769
It's said that folktales and stories of societies shape their culture and behavior but how do historians know that they did?	10
What was the demographic makeup of the earliest American immigrants/settlers (primarily gender and age)?	4
Why were ancient Greek societies often rigidly patriarchal when deities for "masculine" roles were sometimes female?	4
The American general George McClellan functioned as an observer in the Crimean War. What did that entail? What would he be privy to? What would he not be able to observe?	2
Was Alexander the Great an overrated general?	0