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Why do some languages have different names for countries. Finnish call Finland Suomi for example. why doesn't every language refer to countries by what they call themselves?

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as one of the most powerful nations on the world, why was Spain not able to quell the Dutch revolt?

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If the failed German Ardennes Offensive was intended to get the Western Allies to agree peace in order for Germany to focus on fighting the Russians in the East, what did Germany intend to offer the Western Allies to get them to agree? Or did the plan solely rely on defeating the encircled armies?

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I once read that when Death/work camps were liberated by Allied soldiers, those who's 'crimes' were illegal prior to the Nazi rise to power were sent back to prisons. Is there any truth to this?

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How accurate is the film Belfast 2021?

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Prior to the Act if Union in 1707, Scotland was an independent State, however, I know next to nothing about Welsh history, so can someone tell me when Wales became a country and when the last time it was independent?

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Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, did they realise that they hadn't inflicted a substantial enough amount of damage that the US would not be able to fight back or was the operation successful in the eyes of the Japanese?

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as far as I know there were numerous similar incidents in Northern Ireland during the troubles, so why was bloody Sunday in 1972 so significant?

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Was their an overconfidence in Allied Airborne Infantry in WWII that led to them being deployed alone during Operation Market Garden?

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During World War 2, would Jewish Western Allied soldiers be sent to concentration camps?

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Why do some languages have different names for countries. Finnish call Finland Suomi for example. why doesn't every language refer to countries by what they call themselves?	510
as one of the most powerful nations on the world, why was Spain not able to quell the Dutch revolt?	40
If the failed German Ardennes Offensive was intended to get the Western Allies to agree peace in order for Germany to focus on fighting the Russians in the East, what did Germany intend to offer the Western Allies to get them to agree? Or did the plan solely rely on defeating the encircled armies?	18
I once read that when Death/work camps were liberated by Allied soldiers, those who's 'crimes' were illegal prior to the Nazi rise to power were sent back to prisons. Is there any truth to this?	17
How accurate is the film Belfast 2021?	16
Prior to the Act if Union in 1707, Scotland was an independent State, however, I know next to nothing about Welsh history, so can someone tell me when Wales became a country and when the last time it was independent?	14
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, did they realise that they hadn't inflicted a substantial enough amount of damage that the US would not be able to fight back or was the operation successful in the eyes of the Japanese?	13
as far as I know there were numerous similar incidents in Northern Ireland during the troubles, so why was bloody Sunday in 1972 so significant?	11
Was their an overconfidence in Allied Airborne Infantry in WWII that led to them being deployed alone during Operation Market Garden?	5
During World War 2, would Jewish Western Allied soldiers be sent to concentration camps?	2