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If the Soviet Union used money only as a way to control demand as well as bookkeep and also set he prices and wages, how did the state budget work then? How did the state "make money"?	5
In the Vietnam shooter "Rising Storm 2" exist unusable rockets on two bamboo sticks, what is their history and how effective were they? [Picture inside]	5
Hitler was obsessed with "Wunderwaffen" like the V2 and Me262. Why then did the German nuclear weapon program never get much attention?	5
Meiji Restoration: The rebellious samurai first sought to overthrow the Shogunate to return to Isolation, but then themselves stopped Isolation when they got into power. Why?	5
The Chinese Empire with its various dynasties is famous for being one of the first states with an extensive and centralized bureaucracy. How did it look like, what advantages and disadvantages did it offer to the Chinese and why didn't other empires or states, like the Romans, do that as well?	5
Crossbows vs. normal bows	5
Why were religious wars so common in Europe (Crusades/Jihads between Christians and Muslims, 30 Years War between Protestants and Catholics), while in Asia, religious wars were much less common (or at least it seems so from my European viewpoint)?	5
What did a constitutional monarchy in the 19th century commonly look like? Who had what powers commonly? Did all const. monarchies have parliaments? Or were there also const. monarchies where the power of the monarch was reigned in solely by a constitution? More questions and details inside!	5
During the "Liberal Wars" Pedro I/IV fought Absolutists to support Liberalism and restore his daughter Maria II to the Portuguese Throne. Why was he against Absolutism? Why would he want his daughter to rule, not himself? Why this lack of ambition and lust for power?	5
Why did Montenegro and N. Makedonia become independent entities, and not part of Serbia and Bulgaria respectively? Afaik, Montenegro is of Serbian, N. Makedonia of Bulgarian ethnicity, plus there had been no Montenegrian or N. Makedonian national identity before.	5

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