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How did soldiers in the ancient world prevent dehydration?

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Is there any evidence about George Washington’s sense of humor?

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How did the European participants of the First Crusade deal with the language barrier between themselves and the locals?

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One popular narrative says that the US “lost” the Vietnam War, while another claims that the war was “won militarily but lost politically”. How much truth do either of these positions represent?

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Why was Frederick the Great so strongly prejudiced against the Poles?

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Europe’s German-speaking polities were culturally and religiously similar to France and possessed both military and economic strength. Why, then, did it take so much longer for a united Germany to form?

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Did any of the US Founding Fathers express opinions regarding ownership of dogs or cats? Were any of them noted as owners of dogs or cats? How common was dog/cat ownership in colonial America?

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The book “40 Thieves on Saipan”, about USMC snipers in the Pacific War, makes detailed claims about Japanese spies living in Hawaii’s Pololū Valley. These spies allegedly provisioned Japanese subs & sent secret radio transmissions which the FBI was investigating. Is there any truth to these claims?

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Regarding 19th century infantry tactics, what did “rifle chain” & “rifle swarm” entail?

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During the 1919-1920 Red Scare, how much did US leaders actually understand about Marxism? Was their hostility based more on knowledge of Marxist theory or simply its revolutionary & “foreign” nature?

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How did soldiers in the ancient world prevent dehydration?	5	AskHistorians
Is there any evidence about George Washington’s sense of humor?	5	AskHistorians
How did the European participants of the First Crusade deal with the language barrier between themselves and the locals?	5	AskHistorians
One popular narrative says that the US “lost” the Vietnam War, while another claims that the war was “won militarily but lost politically”. How much truth do either of these positions represent?	4	AskHistorians
Why was Frederick the Great so strongly prejudiced against the Poles?	4	AskHistorians
Europe’s German-speaking polities were culturally and religiously similar to France and possessed both military and economic strength. Why, then, did it take so much longer for a united Germany to form?	4	AskHistorians
Did any of the US Founding Fathers express opinions regarding ownership of dogs or cats? Were any of them noted as owners of dogs or cats? How common was dog/cat ownership in colonial America?	4	AskHistorians
The book “40 Thieves on Saipan”, about USMC snipers in the Pacific War, makes detailed claims about Japanese spies living in Hawaii’s Pololū Valley. These spies allegedly provisioned Japanese subs & sent secret radio transmissions which the FBI was investigating. Is there any truth to these claims?	4	AskHistorians
Regarding 19th century infantry tactics, what did “rifle chain” & “rifle swarm” entail?	4	AskHistorians
During the 1919-1920 Red Scare, how much did US leaders actually understand about Marxism? Was their hostility based more on knowledge of Marxist theory or simply its revolutionary & “foreign” nature?	4	AskHistorians