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Why did Russia change its official title from Tsardom to Empire in 1721? Tsar was basically already equivalent to Emperor back then. So why then was this done? What did Emperor express that Tsar could not? Especially considering that the Russian monarchs kept being called Tsars informally.	31
As a German I am not well versed in the history of Italian Unification. It all seems very weird to me so I would appreciate someone giving me a bit of insight into the why and hows of the Italian Unification!	30
Prior to its dissolution in 1918, Prussia was the center of conservative and reactionary power in the German Empire. Yet during the era of the Weimar Republic it became a bastion for democracy and freedom. How and why did this change occur?	30
"National Epics" formed the basis for many of the nationalistic movements in the 19th century. These national epics would "capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation". How would that look like? In what way would a national epic express the essence of a particular nation?	29
It is commonly accepted that the original depiction of fairies is of human sized, wingless nature spirits (much like traditional fantasy elfs) and that the depiction of small, winged women is a later development. Well, when and how did this development come about then?	27
How much did the tank contribute to the Allied win in WW1 really?	26
How effective was strategic bombing really?	25
Were the large surface ships of the Kriegsmarine (Admiral Hipper, Scharnhorst, Bismarck, Graf Zeppelin Class Ships) truly a waste of time and ressources?	25
According to Marx, Socialist revolutions were supposed to originate in wealthy, industrialised and urban states like the German Empire. Why then did almost all Socialist revolutions happen in states that lacked these conditions, like Russia?	25
Was the Kriegsmarine worth it? Did the Allies invest more into fighting it than Germany put into it?	24

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