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Why did so many US cities and states ban the construction of multifamily housing after WW2?

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Some Allied leaders, like Churchill and Patton, were advocating immediately attacking the Soviet Union after Germany was defeated. Were there any Soviet leaders trying to convince Stalin to attack the Western Allies after Germany was defeated?

340 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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It's the Victorian Era and my wife and I are walking in London far from our home when nature calls. How do we go about finding a restroom to use?

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In training, 14,903 aircrew and 13,873 planes were lost across 52,651 accidents in the United States during WW2. How were so many people and planes lost during training and what was the public reaction to this?

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How Impactful Was The Doolittle Raid?

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Did slavery in America hinder industrialization in slave states?

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Did the Japanese not anticipate America's island hopping strategy?

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Why did the Soviet economy contract/collapse in the 1980's despite multiple attempts at reform?

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I'm a Japanese citizen during WW2 reading in the paper of yet another glorious victory over the Americans while enemy bombers fly overhead. Could I speak freely on how the government is obviously lying to us?

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The conquistadors used indigenous allies to help topple the empires in Central and South America during their conquest. Do we know at what point the conquistadors' indigenous allies realized they made a horrible mistake?

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Why did so many US cities and states ban the construction of multifamily housing after WW2?	551	AskHistorians
Some Allied leaders, like Churchill and Patton, were advocating immediately attacking the Soviet Union after Germany was defeated. Were there any Soviet leaders trying to convince Stalin to attack the Western Allies after Germany was defeated?	340	AskHistorians
It's the Victorian Era and my wife and I are walking in London far from our home when nature calls. How do we go about finding a restroom to use?	315	AskHistorians
In training, 14,903 aircrew and 13,873 planes were lost across 52,651 accidents in the United States during WW2. How were so many people and planes lost during training and what was the public reaction to this?	47	AskHistorians
How Impactful Was The Doolittle Raid?	42	AskHistorians
Did slavery in America hinder industrialization in slave states?	33	AskHistorians
Did the Japanese not anticipate America's island hopping strategy?	24	AskHistorians
Why did the Soviet economy contract/collapse in the 1980's despite multiple attempts at reform?	18	AskHistorians
I'm a Japanese citizen during WW2 reading in the paper of yet another glorious victory over the Americans while enemy bombers fly overhead. Could I speak freely on how the government is obviously lying to us?	17	AskHistorians
The conquistadors used indigenous allies to help topple the empires in Central and South America during their conquest. Do we know at what point the conquistadors' indigenous allies realized they made a horrible mistake?	14	AskHistorians