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How much warning did the Nazi soldiers on the ground at D-Day have of the impending invasion?

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Did female Russian soldiers continue fighting in WW2 once the USSR was no longer on the defensive?

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George Lucas was inspired by old sci fi and adventure serials when he made Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Is this how they were recieved by the public? Were they seen as nostalgia pieces?

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What's the origin of the kissing booth trope?

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When did the US switch from orphanages to the foster system?

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A common bit of gallows humor these days is noting how current events mirror the pandemic, economic turmoil, war, "future shock", etc of 1900-1920s. Did people back then reflect on how their time compared to the 1800-1820s a century before them?

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It seems like most countries renamed their War Departments to Defense Departments soon after WWII. What prompted this change?

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A museum I visited mentioned as an aside that some Union units in the American Civil War elected their officers. How widespread was this? Were these units any more or less effective?

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What was the USA's reaction to socialist reforms in Europe after WWII?

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Why were the North Vietnamese so brutal to American POWs?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How much warning did the Nazi soldiers on the ground at D-Day have of the impending invasion?	17	AskHistorians
Did female Russian soldiers continue fighting in WW2 once the USSR was no longer on the defensive?	17	AskHistorians
George Lucas was inspired by old sci fi and adventure serials when he made Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Is this how they were recieved by the public? Were they seen as nostalgia pieces?	14	AskHistorians
What's the origin of the kissing booth trope?	14	AskHistorians
When did the US switch from orphanages to the foster system?	12	AskHistorians
A common bit of gallows humor these days is noting how current events mirror the pandemic, economic turmoil, war, "future shock", etc of 1900-1920s. Did people back then reflect on how their time compared to the 1800-1820s a century before them?	8	AskHistorians
It seems like most countries renamed their War Departments to Defense Departments soon after WWII. What prompted this change?	3	AskHistorians
A museum I visited mentioned as an aside that some Union units in the American Civil War elected their officers. How widespread was this? Were these units any more or less effective?	2	AskHistorians
What was the USA's reaction to socialist reforms in Europe after WWII?	1	AskHistorians
Why were the North Vietnamese so brutal to American POWs?	1	AskHistorians