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How real was a Nazi invasion of the United States had Britain fallen?

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How has the image of Death (the grim reaper) changed over time? When and why did he come to be represented with a dark hood and scythe? (X-Post Art History)

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If Serbia started the ball rolling on the events that triggered WW1, why is Germany always portrayed as the prime evil in the war?

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Was there a 4 Horsemen equivalent in Asian Culture?

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After the American Revolution, did British interactions with their other colonies change, such as representation and other complaints the American colonies had?

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My History teacher said there was archival evidence that Switzerland was able to maintain neutrality by funding Nazi Germany through accounts of those who were in the Holocaust (among others). What truth is there behind this theory?

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Can parts of history be over-researched?

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Was Hitler a (sometimes) brilliant military tactician, or did he simply have excellent military advisers?

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Roman Serbyn seems to claim in "The Famine of 1921-1923: A Model for 1932-1933" that Lenin knowingly and willingly allowed the famine in Ukraine to occur. Is there any validity to the theory that Stalin did the exact same thing in the 1932 famine?

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Were ghost stories actually a big part of Christmas past?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How real was a Nazi invasion of the United States had Britain fallen?	600
How has the image of Death (the grim reaper) changed over time? When and why did he come to be represented with a dark hood and scythe? (X-Post Art History)	361
If Serbia started the ball rolling on the events that triggered WW1, why is Germany always portrayed as the prime evil in the war?	136
Was there a 4 Horsemen equivalent in Asian Culture?	51
After the American Revolution, did British interactions with their other colonies change, such as representation and other complaints the American colonies had?	50
My History teacher said there was archival evidence that Switzerland was able to maintain neutrality by funding Nazi Germany through accounts of those who were in the Holocaust (among others). What truth is there behind this theory?	47
Can parts of history be over-researched?	43
Was Hitler a (sometimes) brilliant military tactician, or did he simply have excellent military advisers?	24
Roman Serbyn seems to claim in "The Famine of 1921-1923: A Model for 1932-1933" that Lenin knowingly and willingly allowed the famine in Ukraine to occur. Is there any validity to the theory that Stalin did the exact same thing in the 1932 famine?	19
Were ghost stories actually a big part of Christmas past?	15