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Is offensive warfare necessary for the survival of a nation? Are there examples of nations that never engaged in offensive warfare and survived?

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I remember reading about a particular Indian princess who, when betrothed to a man she did not love, disemboweled herself and presented her innards to him as a gift. However, I cannot remember her name or find anything about her again. Can anyone verify this?

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How and when did lobster go from being a food for the poor to a status symbol of wealth?

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Why and how did the Soviet Union dominate the Olympic games for the brief time it participated them.

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How did ancient governments and economies interact? (talking up to about ~0AD)

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Has the UN actually been helpful in preventing war or stopping dictatorships/rulers from killing their own people in the past?

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Serious Question. Other then pursuing a teaching position is getting a degree in history a good idea?

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Why didn't any other colonies (like lower and upper Canada) join/side with the 13 American colonies in the revolutionary war?

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With so much focus on the Nazi war crimes, why was there so little attention to the Japanese war crimes in WW2?

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How much has the history of the U.S. Civil War changed in the past 50 years?

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Is offensive warfare necessary for the survival of a nation? Are there examples of nations that never engaged in offensive warfare and survived?	31
I remember reading about a particular Indian princess who, when betrothed to a man she did not love, disemboweled herself and presented her innards to him as a gift. However, I cannot remember her name or find anything about her again. Can anyone verify this?	31
How and when did lobster go from being a food for the poor to a status symbol of wealth?	31
Why and how did the Soviet Union dominate the Olympic games for the brief time it participated them.	31
How did ancient governments and economies interact? (talking up to about ~0AD)	31
Has the UN actually been helpful in preventing war or stopping dictatorships/rulers from killing their own people in the past?	31
Serious Question. Other then pursuing a teaching position is getting a degree in history a good idea?	31
Why didn't any other colonies (like lower and upper Canada) join/side with the 13 American colonies in the revolutionary war?	31
With so much focus on the Nazi war crimes, why was there so little attention to the Japanese war crimes in WW2?	31
How much has the history of the U.S. Civil War changed in the past 50 years?	31