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In post WW2 naval combat, how do ships "strike the colors" & surrender at sea if modern firing systems allow ships to fire from miles away & shells can instantaneously sink warships?

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What stigma did women face when serving in the Red Army? Was it seen as radical by Russian soldiers?

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European History: Were the French and Spanish ever rivals as the English and the French were?

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Why didn't the Nazi's resort to chemical weapons towards the end of the war?

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In the Boshin War between the Imperial Court and the Tokugawa Shogunate, why did the Imperialist westernize faster than Shogonites if they welcomed western ideas first? Additionally, if the Imperialist supported the expulsion of Western powers, why did Britain back the Emperor?

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How long would WW2 have been prolonged if Hitler successfully convinced Francisco Franco's Nationalist Spain to join WWII on the axis side?

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In ancient hunter-gather societies how many people, if any, would have moral objections about killing animals or eating them? Was this a common belief?

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Both Ice & Water weigh the same, with the only thing changing being volume. I.e. Density = M/V. However, if a powerline is covered in ice, and it starts melting, would the ice/water phase increase the strain on the line temporarily as volume becomes reduced with the same mass?

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In washing dishes, why does hot water clean messy surfaces better than cold water? I understand that thermal energy can break bonds and excite atoms, but don't the atoms of left over food have to reach their boiling points first?

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In post WW2 naval combat, how do ships "strike the colors" & surrender at sea if modern firing systems allow ships to fire from miles away & shells can instantaneously sink warships?	176	AskHistorians
What stigma did women face when serving in the Red Army? Was it seen as radical by Russian soldiers?	21	AskHistorians
European History: Were the French and Spanish ever rivals as the English and the French were?	7	AskHistorians
Why didn't the Nazi's resort to chemical weapons towards the end of the war?	4	AskHistorians
In the Boshin War between the Imperial Court and the Tokugawa Shogunate, why did the Imperialist westernize faster than Shogonites if they welcomed western ideas first? Additionally, if the Imperialist supported the expulsion of Western powers, why did Britain back the Emperor?	3	AskHistorians
How long would WW2 have been prolonged if Hitler successfully convinced Francisco Franco's Nationalist Spain to join WWII on the axis side?	1	AskHistorians
In ancient hunter-gather societies how many people, if any, would have moral objections about killing animals or eating them? Was this a common belief?	1	AskHistorians
Both Ice & Water weigh the same, with the only thing changing being volume. I.e. Density = M/V. However, if a powerline is covered in ice, and it starts melting, would the ice/water phase increase the strain on the line temporarily as volume becomes reduced with the same mass?	1	askscience
In washing dishes, why does hot water clean messy surfaces better than cold water? I understand that thermal energy can break bonds and excite atoms, but don't the atoms of left over food have to reach their boiling points first?	1	askscience