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I am currently watching The World at War, a 1973 BBC production about WW2. How reliable is this documentary? How much has our knowledge of WW2 events changed since 1973?

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I've been lead to believe that warfare was more romanticized before the world war. How much truth is there to this statement?

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How did premodern massive civilizations handle the administration of rapid expansion? (Successfully or unsuccessfully)

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How did the German citizens' perceptions of the Allied vs Russian invaders differ? (~1944)

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What was the most important influence of "The Wealth of Nations" on the political world after 1776?

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How common and accepted was human experimentation before WW2?

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What stereotypes did people have about Roman citizens and the Roman Empire?

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Do we know anything more about the Gold of Tolosa?

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I am currently watching The World at War, a 1973 BBC production about WW2. How reliable is this documentary? How much has our knowledge of WW2 events changed since 1973?	1087
I've been lead to believe that warfare was more romanticized before the world war. How much truth is there to this statement?	13
How did premodern massive civilizations handle the administration of rapid expansion? (Successfully or unsuccessfully)	10
How did the German citizens' perceptions of the Allied vs Russian invaders differ? (~1944)	9
What was the most important influence of "The Wealth of Nations" on the political world after 1776?	9
How common and accepted was human experimentation before WW2?	7
What stereotypes did people have about Roman citizens and the Roman Empire?	1
Do we know anything more about the Gold of Tolosa?	0