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Artillery was important in WWI. What were the differences in each country's capabilities?

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Did Superman really defeat the KKK?

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Why did baby boomers go from hippies to Reaganites?

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Brown v. Board of Education ended with a decisive 9-0 ruling -- especially impressive, given that it overturned a previous Supreme Court ruling. How did this case become such a one-sided victory?

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The Bottled-in-Bond Act, which regulates whiskey, predates the Pure Food and Drug Act by almost 20 years. Why did America care more about regulating alcohol than food and medicine?

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Given the criticism of Great Man Theory, is Stalin's role overemphasized in Stalinist USSR?

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From a modern perspective, it seems logical to have your military, if nothing else, be meritocratic. Why, then, did European armies take so long to shift towards a more meritocratic hierarchy?

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Immediately after the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown, did the Soviet Union introduce radioactive cows into the food supply?

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In WWI, were stormtroopers a specific type of soldier, or simply a infantry tactic applied to any soldier?

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The Roman Emperor Claudius I is popularly depicted as either a bumbling fool, or a secret genius pretending to be a bumbling fool. What is the historical evidence for either view?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Artillery was important in WWI. What were the differences in each country's capabilities?	113	AskHistorians
Did Superman really defeat the KKK?	113	AskHistorians
Why did baby boomers go from hippies to Reaganites?	103	AskHistorians
Brown v. Board of Education ended with a decisive 9-0 ruling -- especially impressive, given that it overturned a previous Supreme Court ruling. How did this case become such a one-sided victory?	98	AskHistorians
The Bottled-in-Bond Act, which regulates whiskey, predates the Pure Food and Drug Act by almost 20 years. Why did America care more about regulating alcohol than food and medicine?	95	AskHistorians
Given the criticism of Great Man Theory, is Stalin's role overemphasized in Stalinist USSR?	92	AskHistorians
From a modern perspective, it seems logical to have your military, if nothing else, be meritocratic. Why, then, did European armies take so long to shift towards a more meritocratic hierarchy?	90	AskHistorians
Immediately after the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown, did the Soviet Union introduce radioactive cows into the food supply?	89	AskHistorians
In WWI, were stormtroopers a specific type of soldier, or simply a infantry tactic applied to any soldier?	88	AskHistorians
The Roman Emperor Claudius I is popularly depicted as either a bumbling fool, or a secret genius pretending to be a bumbling fool. What is the historical evidence for either view?	87	AskHistorians