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We know a lot about the Achaemenid Empire's decline based on its involvement in the west, but what significant events occurred to their east which contributed to their downfall?
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Is it true that the attack on Pearl Harbor was also made to cower Americans into dropping its anti-Japanese demands?
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Are there any examples of a large scale sedantary/urban society reverting back to a nomadic/hunter.gathering state
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This scene from Valkyrie shows Hitler's plane landing in a military base with great pomp and circumstance (strict formation, dozens of SS guards, etc). How realistic is the scene? Did Hitler really make a big deal of the landing whenever he flew anywhere?
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What happened when the full text of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact became available? Did the release of the secret protocols of the pact change how citizens, soldiers and western governments viewed their former ally?
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If you could go back in time in massachusetts bay colony when John Wintrop's ship arrived there, what will be the most interesting thing you notice?
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How did Belgium manage to convince the other European powers to give it a large chunk of Africa? And why couldn't the Dutch manage to get any colonies?
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