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Why didn’t England take Alaska during the Crimean War?

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Why did bows go away with gunpowder replacing it?

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How did the Taiping Rebellion Happen?

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Why didn’t Lincoln accept Siam’s offer of 10 war elephants?

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Why was Winston Churchill appointed First Lord of Admiralty in the 1910s if he had no experience in the navy, and military experience was in the cavalry/army instead?

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Was there ever an instance of a matriarchal society?

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When did women faking being men to get into militaries go away?

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Why did no one force Japan open before Japan did?

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Why is Italy seen as one of the “Big Three” Axis Powers? In reality their military wasn’t very effective and had to rely on Germany for a lot of things, especially regarding armor and aircraft.

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When did perception of WWII change from a recent event to an event in the past and history books?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn’t England take Alaska during the Crimean War?	10
Why did bows go away with gunpowder replacing it?	10
How did the Taiping Rebellion Happen?	10
Why didn’t Lincoln accept Siam’s offer of 10 war elephants?	8
Why was Winston Churchill appointed First Lord of Admiralty in the 1910s if he had no experience in the navy, and military experience was in the cavalry/army instead?	7
Was there ever an instance of a matriarchal society?	6
When did women faking being men to get into militaries go away?	6
Why did no one force Japan open before Japan did?	6
Why is Italy seen as one of the “Big Three” Axis Powers? In reality their military wasn’t very effective and had to rely on Germany for a lot of things, especially regarding armor and aircraft.	6
When did perception of WWII change from a recent event to an event in the past and history books?	6