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How did ghosts become associated by white sheets?

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The Seleucids and the Ptolemies relied upon military colonies made up of Greeks to form the core of their armies. How did the Greco-Bactrian kingdom handle this manpower issue when they were incredibly far from Greece proper?

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Military grade weapons and ammunition today are unbelievably expensive. How could nations in WW2 pay to equip and maintain these massive armies without going bankrupt?

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How does the Ku Klux Klan feature so prominently in our national conscience when its history appears so fraught with failure and instability?

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In the Middle Ages, before the advent of nationalism, was there any semblance of national identity?

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I know the origins of the Clean Wehrmacht myth, but what are the origins of the Effective Wehrmacht myth? Why is the WW2 German military made out to be a highly disciplined, professional force with superior equipment and effective officers when in reality it suffered in all 3 of those areas?

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The Warsaw Pact nations of the Eastern Bloc are often described as little more than Soviet puppets, while NATO are characterized more as equal partners. How true is this, and how independent really were the Eastern Bloc countries?

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Why didn't Georgia and Armenia convert to Islam while the Chechens and Tatars did?

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I often hear people say that the United States saved the USSR by lend-lease. How important was lend-lease to the Soviet war effort and is this claim anything more than just American propaganda?

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1 in 4 military-age American Jewish males served in WW2; did the military do anything to accommodate the large number of Jews entering the service?

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How did ghosts become associated by white sheets?	106	AskHistorians
The Seleucids and the Ptolemies relied upon military colonies made up of Greeks to form the core of their armies. How did the Greco-Bactrian kingdom handle this manpower issue when they were incredibly far from Greece proper?	105	AskHistorians
Military grade weapons and ammunition today are unbelievably expensive. How could nations in WW2 pay to equip and maintain these massive armies without going bankrupt?	104	AskHistorians
How does the Ku Klux Klan feature so prominently in our national conscience when its history appears so fraught with failure and instability?	103	AskHistorians
In the Middle Ages, before the advent of nationalism, was there any semblance of national identity?	102	AskHistorians
I know the origins of the Clean Wehrmacht myth, but what are the origins of the Effective Wehrmacht myth? Why is the WW2 German military made out to be a highly disciplined, professional force with superior equipment and effective officers when in reality it suffered in all 3 of those areas?	94	AskHistorians
The Warsaw Pact nations of the Eastern Bloc are often described as little more than Soviet puppets, while NATO are characterized more as equal partners. How true is this, and how independent really were the Eastern Bloc countries?	94	AskHistorians
Why didn't Georgia and Armenia convert to Islam while the Chechens and Tatars did?	93	AskHistorians
I often hear people say that the United States saved the USSR by lend-lease. How important was lend-lease to the Soviet war effort and is this claim anything more than just American propaganda?	92	AskHistorians
1 in 4 military-age American Jewish males served in WW2; did the military do anything to accommodate the large number of Jews entering the service?	89	AskHistorians