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What Attempts Did The Austrian Empire Make, If Any, To Suppress Italian Nationalism In Austrian Controlled Italy?

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I heard someone claim that the America's had more people than Europe when Columbus first landed, is this true? Or just an exaggeration?

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According to historynet, the use of a Pickelhaube's distinct "point" is to protect the wearer from cavalry sabres to the head, but is there any evidence of this ever being effective? Any anecdotes or tests?

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What kind of vinegar was used in medieval England? We're they able to manufacture it or did they just import?

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What would a Conquistador involved in the conquest of Mexico and Inca's have looked like equipment wise?

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Thutmose III, a Pharoh who ruled in the mid 15th century BC, had three foreign wives, Menwi, Merti, and Menhet. How would the ancient Egyptians have "acclimatized" these woman for life in Egypt? How would they have been taught the language and taught about custom and responsibilities?

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The 1967 Independence Referendum for French Somaliland (Djibouti) rejected independence by 22 points. Yet 10 years later the 1977 referendum supported independence with 98.8% support. What caused this radical shift in 10 years?

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In the west there are many (often folktale) reasons for the popularization of old world crops like potatoes, but what about in India? Their cuisine is significantly effected by new world plants, how did the people there come to introduce it to the continent?

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The French resistance is quite famous in the western world for its acts of sabotage against occupying German forces in WW2. But was there any kind of organized resistance movement in China against the Japanese occupation? And if not, then why?

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Why were there so many massive cannons in the 15 and 16th centuries? What was the reasoning for them being so large and was it effective?

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What Attempts Did The Austrian Empire Make, If Any, To Suppress Italian Nationalism In Austrian Controlled Italy?	31	AskHistorians
I heard someone claim that the America's had more people than Europe when Columbus first landed, is this true? Or just an exaggeration?	29	AskHistorians
According to historynet, the use of a Pickelhaube's distinct "point" is to protect the wearer from cavalry sabres to the head, but is there any evidence of this ever being effective? Any anecdotes or tests?	29	AskHistorians
What kind of vinegar was used in medieval England? We're they able to manufacture it or did they just import?	28	AskHistorians
What would a Conquistador involved in the conquest of Mexico and Inca's have looked like equipment wise?	27	AskHistorians
Thutmose III, a Pharoh who ruled in the mid 15th century BC, had three foreign wives, Menwi, Merti, and Menhet. How would the ancient Egyptians have "acclimatized" these woman for life in Egypt? How would they have been taught the language and taught about custom and responsibilities?	25	AskHistorians
The 1967 Independence Referendum for French Somaliland (Djibouti) rejected independence by 22 points. Yet 10 years later the 1977 referendum supported independence with 98.8% support. What caused this radical shift in 10 years?	21	AskHistorians
In the west there are many (often folktale) reasons for the popularization of old world crops like potatoes, but what about in India? Their cuisine is significantly effected by new world plants, how did the people there come to introduce it to the continent?	21	AskHistorians
The French resistance is quite famous in the western world for its acts of sabotage against occupying German forces in WW2. But was there any kind of organized resistance movement in China against the Japanese occupation? And if not, then why?	20	AskHistorians
Why were there so many massive cannons in the 15 and 16th centuries? What was the reasoning for them being so large and was it effective?	19	AskHistorians