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The huge colonial empires of France, Britain, Spain, and Portugal made mercantilism and autarchy feasible. How did smaller European states like the Netherlands navigate imperial trade barriers? To what degree did the larger empires trade among themselves and with smaller states?

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Did WWII POWs whistle, march in ranks, and keep military discipline, as portrayed in Bridge Over the River Kwai?

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It's 1838 and the Anti-Masonic party just won five seats in the House of Representatives with the help of my vote. How did they convince me to back a third party?

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During and immediately after the American War of Independence, did most Americans' loyalty lie with their state, or with the embryonic nation?

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Did heat and humidity slow development and productivity in the global south before the invention of air conditioning?

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Traditionally, books have chapters starting on right-hand pages, even if that means leaving a left-hand page blank. How did this come about?

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The Roman army was a political tool prior to Augustus - what did the first emperor do to take its influence out of politics?

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Are there instances where modern science totally overturned a prior belief because newfound data or a new theory was a better explanation than the body of evidence that already existed?

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How many more nuclear bombs was the US prepared to drop on Japan if it had not surrendered? What was the plan after those first two?

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How do 95% confidence intervals work in nutritional studies?

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The huge colonial empires of France, Britain, Spain, and Portugal made mercantilism and autarchy feasible. How did smaller European states like the Netherlands navigate imperial trade barriers? To what degree did the larger empires trade among themselves and with smaller states?	4	AskHistorians
Did WWII POWs whistle, march in ranks, and keep military discipline, as portrayed in Bridge Over the River Kwai?	4	AskHistorians
It's 1838 and the Anti-Masonic party just won five seats in the House of Representatives with the help of my vote. How did they convince me to back a third party?	4	AskHistorians
During and immediately after the American War of Independence, did most Americans' loyalty lie with their state, or with the embryonic nation?	4	AskHistorians
Did heat and humidity slow development and productivity in the global south before the invention of air conditioning?	4	AskHistorians
Traditionally, books have chapters starting on right-hand pages, even if that means leaving a left-hand page blank. How did this come about?	4	AskHistorians
The Roman army was a political tool prior to Augustus - what did the first emperor do to take its influence out of politics?	4	AskHistorians
Are there instances where modern science totally overturned a prior belief because newfound data or a new theory was a better explanation than the body of evidence that already existed?	4	AskHistorians
How many more nuclear bombs was the US prepared to drop on Japan if it had not surrendered? What was the plan after those first two?	4	AskHistorians
How do 95% confidence intervals work in nutritional studies?	4	askscience