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Why did Mikhail Gorbachev's moves to reform the Soviet Union crash the country instead of giving the country a boost like Deng Xiaoping and China?

207 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is Hercules commonly referred to as Hercules as opposed to Heracles? He really seems to be the only figure from Greek Pantheon that favors his Roman name in the modern age.

197 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Netflix Reportedly Quietly Cancels 'Army of the Dead' Sequels and Animated Series

190 upvotes • r/netflix

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How is the World War II era presented in Italian history textbooks?

154 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did Christianity win over the Nordic and Germanic religions?

84 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How hard was Cuba hit by the fall of the Soviet Union? How hard did they suffer in comparison to North Korea?

67 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How were FDR's New Deal policies received in the United States when they were passed?

65 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The 12 year old in me wants to know what swords with major historical significance (They have to exist and the story behind them has to be confirmed) are currently held in museums?

62 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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After the allies invaded in France in 1944, I saw that plenty of French military units were stood up and sent to fight the Nazis in Eastern France and subsequently sent in to invade Germany itself. How was this reconstituted army armed and what equipment did they use?

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Netflix Reportedly Quietly Cancels 'Army of the Dead' Sequels and Animated Series

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Mikhail Gorbachev's moves to reform the Soviet Union crash the country instead of giving the country a boost like Deng Xiaoping and China?	207	AskHistorians
Why is Hercules commonly referred to as Hercules as opposed to Heracles? He really seems to be the only figure from Greek Pantheon that favors his Roman name in the modern age.	197	AskHistorians
Netflix Reportedly Quietly Cancels 'Army of the Dead' Sequels and Animated Series	190	netflix
How is the World War II era presented in Italian history textbooks?	154	AskHistorians
Why did Christianity win over the Nordic and Germanic religions?	84	AskHistorians
How hard was Cuba hit by the fall of the Soviet Union? How hard did they suffer in comparison to North Korea?	67	AskHistorians
How were FDR's New Deal policies received in the United States when they were passed?	65	AskHistorians
The 12 year old in me wants to know what swords with major historical significance (They have to exist and the story behind them has to be confirmed) are currently held in museums?	62	AskHistorians
After the allies invaded in France in 1944, I saw that plenty of French military units were stood up and sent to fight the Nazis in Eastern France and subsequently sent in to invade Germany itself. How was this reconstituted army armed and what equipment did they use?	57	AskHistorians
Netflix Reportedly Quietly Cancels 'Army of the Dead' Sequels and Animated Series	34	boxoffice