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How did Indo-europeans expand so fast and successfully into europe ? Literally more than 95% of europe speaks an indo-european language.

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What exactly is the difference between a kingdom and an empire ?

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if normandy was a vassal of france in 1066 does this means england was a vassal as well ?

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Did germany have a plan to invade the US or they just hoped Japan was enough to invade the US ?

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Why wasn't china partitioned between the 8 powers after the boxer rebellion ?

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Wikipedia claims 375'000 people died in the battle of toulouse of 721, isn't this a too big number for middle ages battles ?

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What's the history of the jamaican accent ?

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Almost all craddles of civilization happened to be around major rivers in large plains, except American ones, why did Pre-Columbian american civilizations develop on the Mexican and Andean mountains rather than, for example, the Mississippi basin?

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Was the German army of WW1 larger and/or better equipped for the time than the german army of WW2 ?

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Has a non-noble commoner in middle ages ever claimed a throne and won it ?

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How did Indo-europeans expand so fast and successfully into europe ? Literally more than 95% of europe speaks an indo-european language.	16
What exactly is the difference between a kingdom and an empire ?	15
if normandy was a vassal of france in 1066 does this means england was a vassal as well ?	14
Did germany have a plan to invade the US or they just hoped Japan was enough to invade the US ?	14
Why wasn't china partitioned between the 8 powers after the boxer rebellion ?	14
Wikipedia claims 375'000 people died in the battle of toulouse of 721, isn't this a too big number for middle ages battles ?	14
What's the history of the jamaican accent ?	14
Almost all craddles of civilization happened to be around major rivers in large plains, except American ones, why did Pre-Columbian american civilizations develop on the Mexican and Andean mountains rather than, for example, the Mississippi basin?	13
Was the German army of WW1 larger and/or better equipped for the time than the german army of WW2 ?	13
Has a non-noble commoner in middle ages ever claimed a throne and won it ?	11