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In the weeks before the Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War, what kind of intelligence did the Japanese have regarding the Russian’s fleet’s composition and arrival? Did they know what ships it would contain and when it would arrive? If so, how?	3
When the Sovietization of Ukraine began, did a large proportion of Ukrainian peasants own the land they worked? Or was this a very small minority?	3
After the USSR’s collapse, how was the Red Army’s inventory of equipment and vehicles divvied up amongst the newly independent states? Or did it all pass by default to Russian possession?	3
US Army training & strategy focused on armor-based maneuver operations against Warsaw Pact after WW2, counter-insurgency after 9/11, and now “Great Power” conflict against Russia or China. What was the US Army in 1900 preparing for?	3
Hitler delayed Operation Citadel for weeks in order to have more heavy tanks available, allowing the Soviets to reinforce their defenses. How much more likely, if at all, is a German victory at Kursk without either this delay or the tanks?	2
Historian Douglas Botting describes 19,000 deserters plaguing US Army operations in Europe in late 1944, and he claims that these problems influenced Eisenhower's decision not to push hard toward Vienna & Berlin in 1945. How true are these claims? Did the Pacific Theater have similar problems?	2
Why did the Vikings feel the need to raid and settle other lands? Was there not enough land or war booty to be had in Scandinavia?	2
To what extent, if any, did Allied submarines participate in the Battle of the Atlantic?	2
Valery Legasov, the Soviet scientist portrayed by Jared Harris in the miniseries "Chernobyl", was noted as hanging himself despite possessing a pistol in his desk. As a Party member, did Legasov have special permission to own a weapon? What were the overall laws on firearm ownership in the USSR?	2
FDR attended several overseas summits & meetings during WW2 in such locations as Casablanca, Tehran, and Malta. What logistical and security measures enabled a sitting president to travel that far amidst a global war?	2

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