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Wilhelm II believed until the end of his life that the rise of Nazism could result in the restoration of the German monarchy, going as far as to tell Hitler this in letters. Hitler (understandably) ignored him, but why did he think this? Did he really think that Hitler would just give up his power?

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How did communism survive in Cuba when it collapsed in every other Soviet-aligned state around 1990?

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What was the reaction to the Acts of Union in British America and the rest of Europe?

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FDR died less than three weeks before Hitler. Do we know how Hitler reacted to the news?

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Did any Romans live to see the fall of Rome to Odoacer and its reconquest by the Byzantines?

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The current scholarly consensus is that the Gospels were not authored by the people they're attributed to (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). Why then were these specific people chosen when authorship was being assigned? Would it have not been more "legitimate" to assign authorship to say, Peter or James?

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Did Nero really blame Christians for causing the Great Fire of Rome? Why was a religion barely 3 decades old considered enough of a threat to make that accusation in the first place?

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Were any claims of a "Third Rome" recognized by other countries.

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What were the politics of the Crusader States?

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What happened to Americans at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Wilhelm II believed until the end of his life that the rise of Nazism could result in the restoration of the German monarchy, going as far as to tell Hitler this in letters. Hitler (understandably) ignored him, but why did he think this? Did he really think that Hitler would just give up his power?	9	AskHistorians
How did communism survive in Cuba when it collapsed in every other Soviet-aligned state around 1990?	9	AskHistorians
What was the reaction to the Acts of Union in British America and the rest of Europe?	8	AskHistorians
FDR died less than three weeks before Hitler. Do we know how Hitler reacted to the news?	8	AskHistorians
Did any Romans live to see the fall of Rome to Odoacer and its reconquest by the Byzantines?	7	AskHistorians
The current scholarly consensus is that the Gospels were not authored by the people they're attributed to (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). Why then were these specific people chosen when authorship was being assigned? Would it have not been more "legitimate" to assign authorship to say, Peter or James?	7	AskHistorians
Did Nero really blame Christians for causing the Great Fire of Rome? Why was a religion barely 3 decades old considered enough of a threat to make that accusation in the first place?	6	AskHistorians
Were any claims of a "Third Rome" recognized by other countries.	6	AskHistorians
What were the politics of the Crusader States?	6	AskHistorians
What happened to Americans at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base during the Cuban Missile Crisis?	5	AskHistorians