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It is commonly assumed that, had he not died, emperor Frederick III of the German Empire would have liberalised Germany and possibly avoided WWI, potentially paving the way for a survival of the German Monarchy. How likely would this actually have been? Was he truly a liberal?	4
How many people died due to the Chernobyl Disaster? I used to believe that the figure was in the tens of thousands, but it seems that it is actually much lower.	4
Why does medieval and early modern art look so... bad?	3
Were tanks the Allied/Entente "Wunderwaffe" of WW1, meaning they were generally an overhyped new weapon system that was revolutionary and game changing in its design, but in the end didn't do much to effectively influence the outcome of the current conflict?	3
I plan on doing a presentation on the price revolution in Spain and Europe of the 16th century. What are some good sources (books, articles) to get started?	3
In WW1 and WW2 submarines were primarily used to hunt enemy convois with the occasional lucky strike at an enemy capital ship. In the cold war however, attack submarines primarily designed to take on enemy warships appeared. When did this concept start to arise and became feasible?	3
Was there ever any chance for the High Seas Fleet to break the blockade of Germany? Or was it already doomed when the war began?	3
Why were quadruple turrets only used on 3 ship classes when they were so weight saving? Actually, why didn't every country strive for the maximum possible guns per turret for weight saving measures?	3
In this picture a Swiss migrant girl is wearing a T-Shirt in 1921 Russia. That seems out of time to me, as to my knowledge T-Shirts became popular only post-WW2. How popular were T-Shirts in the 1920s? Who would wear them (Classes? Jobs?)? Would it be considered weird to wear one during that time?	3
Why was Germany's tank development and production so far behind that of the Allies during WW1? Germany built only 20 production model tanks, and a few prototypes of other designs, while the Allies built hundreds/thousands of tanks of various designs.	3

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