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What is a "civilization"?

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Did the Italians fight at the Eastern Front? If so, how sizable was their force and what was their combat record?

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Did the Soviet Union or other socialist countries have comic book heroes?

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How far back would I have to go in order to be able to freely walk the roads as a wanderer or traveling merchant without needing a permament residence or pay attention to numerous laws and regulations?

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After WW1 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania became independent, democratic republics. All three turned into authoritarian dictatorships in the 1930s and had underground fascist movement that they... suppressed? How come? And how come they all had such similar political paths? What was going on here?

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Did Israel ever support or help establish Hamas?

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If I want to start studying european and middle eastern history from the very start up until today, where would I actually start? Sumer? And which books would you recommend then?

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Why was Robert E. Lee a hero not only for the southeners, but also for the northeners?

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What are the basics of WW2 plane design? E.g. why is the Zero considered to be such a good early war plane or the Bf 109 and Spitfire to be so evenly matched?

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How does the current (Communist) Chinese teaching of the Republic of China era with its warlords, civil wars and Japanese-Chinese wars differ from the western teaching? Are there obvious differences for the sake of propaganda?

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What is a "civilization"?	11
Did the Italians fight at the Eastern Front? If so, how sizable was their force and what was their combat record?	11
Did the Soviet Union or other socialist countries have comic book heroes?	11
How far back would I have to go in order to be able to freely walk the roads as a wanderer or traveling merchant without needing a permament residence or pay attention to numerous laws and regulations?	10
After WW1 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania became independent, democratic republics. All three turned into authoritarian dictatorships in the 1930s and had underground fascist movement that they... suppressed? How come? And how come they all had such similar political paths? What was going on here?	10
Did Israel ever support or help establish Hamas?	10
If I want to start studying european and middle eastern history from the very start up until today, where would I actually start? Sumer? And which books would you recommend then?	10
Why was Robert E. Lee a hero not only for the southeners, but also for the northeners?	10
What are the basics of WW2 plane design? E.g. why is the Zero considered to be such a good early war plane or the Bf 109 and Spitfire to be so evenly matched?	10
How does the current (Communist) Chinese teaching of the Republic of China era with its warlords, civil wars and Japanese-Chinese wars differ from the western teaching? Are there obvious differences for the sake of propaganda?	10