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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?
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What exactly was a "First Lord of the Admiralty" in Britain until 1964? And has there ever been such an equivalent in any other country, or an equivalent solely for the airforce? And why was this post abandoned in 1964 in favour of a single "Minister of Defence"?
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Why was the Free City of Krakow created? After the fall of Napoleon, all of Poland was re-annexed into its neighbours, all but Krakow. There, the highly autocratic and anti-liberal powers of Prussia, Russia and Austria created a very liberal and jointly controlled republic. Why?
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How did the 20 years rule of this subreddit came into existence? Why was it created and why was it specifically choosen to be 20 years and not 10 or 30?
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Battleships on both sides of the war were commonly bristling with anti-aircraft weaponry, yet many fell victim to enemy aircraft anyways. So how effective was ship-based anti-aircraft weaponry really?
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Why did Bulgaria start the Second Balkan War? In hindsight it seems ridiculous to start a two-front war, let alone a four-front war! Why did they think they stood a fighting chance of winning that?
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Why and how did the decentralised society of the medieval ages which largely used levies and mercenaries transition to a highly centralised society with standing armies?
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Lithuania immediately prior to WW2 had an army 87k men strong in 3 divisions, with 500k men in total having military experience. They also had indigenously designed and produced aircraft. How were they able to do/afford this and why did they nonetheless surrender to the Soviets without a fight?
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