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How big of a loss of face was it for Russia to lose to Japan in 1905? Were they mocked for it in Europe? How much respect did Japan gain in the eyes of the world powers at the time? At what point was Japan considered a military and economic equal?	1210
Why was the British Royal Ordinance 105mm L7 tank gun so revolutionary? Why did Germany, the US, Japan and Israel all licence the design for their homegrown tanks instead of designing their own tank guns?	948
During the Cold War, why did the Canadian military purchase German Leopard tanks instead of British or American tanks?	486
When Ivan the Terrible assumed the title "Tsar of All the Russias" which "Russias" was he referring to? Are/were there more than one Russia?	312
How aware were Western Allied soldiers of the Eastern Front? How aware were Soviet soldiers of the War in the Pacific?	277
When did the British realize that the U.S. had surpassed them as the world's foremost naval power? What was their reaction? When did America realize it had surpassed the British, and what was their reaction?	243
Why was Al Andalus unable to resist the Reconquista, considering that they held most of Iberia at the peak?	199
After Pearl Harbor, how did the American and Japanese ambassadors get home? What about their staff and their families?	152
Is it accurate to say that France was the leading European power in the 17th-19th centuries? To what do you attribute its ascendancy in the 17th century?	103
When and why did boxing change from holding the backs of ones hands towards an opponent (the stance you see in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo) to the modern stance of holding the backs of ones hands towards a boxers left and right?	79

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