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[WP] The invention of the Guttenberg press has revolutionized magic and changed the very face of Europe. Now spellbooks, and thus magic, are common place and threathen the upper classes' stranglehold on power.
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Are there instances in history of people purposefully putting oil (or something other flammable) on their bladed weapons and igniting it? (Unless media lied to me and that isn't actually possible)
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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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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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The "Boshin War" is often talked about in the context of land warfare. But both sides also had navies with modern ships that engaged in battle with each other. Was the naval theatre at all important to the war? Who had what naval forces available and what were important naval battles during the war?
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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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