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In English we use the word "tribe" to describe a great variety of peoples, from Germans and Gauls in Ancient Europe, to Native Americans, Berbers and Arabs in the Middle East, and sub-saharan Africans. Is it accurate for all these peoples? How similar were the Gauls to the Iroquois for example?

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During the first Indo-Pakistani war, both armies were still largely lead by British officers, many of whom would have known each other. How did the British react to suddenly fighting their comrades?

423 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In 1957 The USSR renamed a Moscow metro station after anarchist thinker Peter Kropotkin. How was Kropotkin and anarchism in general taught/though about in the USSR?

314 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did ANZAC troops in Vietnam seemingly forgo helmets entirely, despite helmets be in wide use among the Americans, the ROK, and the ARVN?

160 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was there ever a point where Allied and Soviet troops fought side by side in WWII?

146 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Greek kings ruled over parts of Central Asia for hundreds of years. How, if at all, does their influence remain visible?

138 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The last portion of the reconquista and the first Spanish landfall in the New World are only a year apart. Do we know if any of the conquistadors took part in the reconquista?

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[Meta] Does the Deathworlder series have a release schedule?

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During WWII was there any attempt by either side the type of "precision bombing" that we would see later in the 20th century? i.e a fighter-bomber dive bombing a single factory or other strategic target.

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[WP] A world where 9/11 was committed by Japanese nationalists/terrorists.

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In English we use the word "tribe" to describe a great variety of peoples, from Germans and Gauls in Ancient Europe, to Native Americans, Berbers and Arabs in the Middle East, and sub-saharan Africans. Is it accurate for all these peoples? How similar were the Gauls to the Iroquois for example?	852	AskHistorians
During the first Indo-Pakistani war, both armies were still largely lead by British officers, many of whom would have known each other. How did the British react to suddenly fighting their comrades?	423	AskHistorians
In 1957 The USSR renamed a Moscow metro station after anarchist thinker Peter Kropotkin. How was Kropotkin and anarchism in general taught/though about in the USSR?	314	AskHistorians
Why did ANZAC troops in Vietnam seemingly forgo helmets entirely, despite helmets be in wide use among the Americans, the ROK, and the ARVN?	160	AskHistorians
Was there ever a point where Allied and Soviet troops fought side by side in WWII?	146	AskHistorians
Greek kings ruled over parts of Central Asia for hundreds of years. How, if at all, does their influence remain visible?	138	AskHistorians
The last portion of the reconquista and the first Spanish landfall in the New World are only a year apart. Do we know if any of the conquistadors took part in the reconquista?	51	AskHistorians
[Meta] Does the Deathworlder series have a release schedule?	15	HFY
During WWII was there any attempt by either side the type of "precision bombing" that we would see later in the 20th century? i.e a fighter-bomber dive bombing a single factory or other strategic target.	11	AskHistorians
[WP] A world where 9/11 was committed by Japanese nationalists/terrorists.	6	WritingPrompts