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Is anything still named after Hitler?

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In the 1993 film "Gettysburg," a drunken confederate general is heard to say "we should have freed the slaves, then seceded." Was this a popular viewpoint?

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What was the actual impact of Machiavelli's "The Prince"? Why is it considered so important?

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In the aftermath of World War II, was there a party in Germany that was seen as a spiritual successor to / remnant of the Nazis? Was there one party in which former Nazis tended to end up?

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After World War II, how did returning Japanese soldiers de-radicalize and adjust to the new political climate?

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Question about Mansa Musa and the famous economic crisis in the Nile River Valley after his pilgrimage to Mecca.

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Before the first gulf war, how realistic was the threat of Saddam Hussein's regime becoming a regional hegemony?

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In the days of less sophisticated mapmaking techniques, did having a more accurate map or map projection convey a distinct advantage in war? Are there any conflicts that can clearly be said to have been won by superior surveying?

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In his 2005 essay "A War To Be Proud Of", Christopher Hitchens refers to "the unarguable triumph of market-liberal pluralism," as a starting point of the post-Cold War epoch. What does he mean by this phrase?

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Did any American revolutionary war battlefields become Civil War battlefields because the geography of the area lent itself to that?

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Is anything still named after Hitler?	1204	AskHistorians
In the 1993 film "Gettysburg," a drunken confederate general is heard to say "we should have freed the slaves, then seceded." Was this a popular viewpoint?	466	AskHistorians
What was the actual impact of Machiavelli's "The Prince"? Why is it considered so important?	297	AskHistorians
In the aftermath of World War II, was there a party in Germany that was seen as a spiritual successor to / remnant of the Nazis? Was there one party in which former Nazis tended to end up?	157	AskHistorians
After World War II, how did returning Japanese soldiers de-radicalize and adjust to the new political climate?	146	AskHistorians
Question about Mansa Musa and the famous economic crisis in the Nile River Valley after his pilgrimage to Mecca.	81	AskHistorians
Before the first gulf war, how realistic was the threat of Saddam Hussein's regime becoming a regional hegemony?	66	AskHistorians
In the days of less sophisticated mapmaking techniques, did having a more accurate map or map projection convey a distinct advantage in war? Are there any conflicts that can clearly be said to have been won by superior surveying?	62	AskHistorians
In his 2005 essay "A War To Be Proud Of", Christopher Hitchens refers to "the unarguable triumph of market-liberal pluralism," as a starting point of the post-Cold War epoch. What does he mean by this phrase?	39	AskHistorians
Did any American revolutionary war battlefields become Civil War battlefields because the geography of the area lent itself to that?	21	AskHistorians