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The Man in the High Castle, and countless other stories, pose the question, “what if the Nazis won WWII?” What were the speculative historical questions people asked before WWII, and what were their proposed answers? In short, what is the history of alternate history?	285
I've heard that during the golden age of piracy a good map was worth the same as a ship. Was this true? If so what made these maps so valuable? Can anyone link to one of these high quality maps?	284
In WWII Europe, if a Jewish Allied soldier was captured by the Nazis, were they treated like other POWs, or were they treated like Jews from the general population and sent to extermination camps?	284
How did Mao Zedong react to the death of Chiang Kai-Shek?	283
What do we know about Greek forestry practices? I've always marveled at Ancient Greek's ability to field hundreds of ships and, as a forester, have always wondered how the Greeks managed their timber.	283
This is a popular quote and I would like to know if it is historically true or not. - “Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.” ― Assata Shakur	282
Did writers in Ancient Rome ever ponder about the decline of the empire as writers in the modern era do now?	281
Did street gangs exist in Ancient Rome?	281
Modern Biblical scholarship has come to the conclusion that many letters and books in both the New and Old Testament were not written by the authors that they have been traditionally ascribed to. How have the various sects of Christianity reacted to this?	281
Why did the IRA agree to a ceasefire in 1994? Why did it break down in 1996?	281

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