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What was life like for a commoner living in Vienna during the height of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

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It's the dead of winter circa 1500, and I, a peasant farmer in France, go into town for the day. In my absence, my house and outbuildings all burn down. What happens to me?

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In the aftermath of the Second World War, how were the destroyed remains of the countless planes, tanks, trucks, and other equipment dealt with? Was it a government led operation or local communities?

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What were the motivations of foreigners who joined the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War?

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How long after the withdrawal of the Romans did Londinium cease to look like the Roman city it was?

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Who did the Americans trade with in the Mediterranean before the mid nineteenth century?

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After WWII, many former German soldiers and POWs immigrated to the US. How were they treated?

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What were the motivations for people from all over the world to join the International Brigades on the side of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War?

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I was browsing Joseph Pulitzer's Wikipedia entry, and it said that he was recruited into the Union Army in 1864...in Hamburg, Germany, by American recruiters. How common were these American recruiters in Europe, and how successful were they?

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After a soldier completed his tour of duty in the Roman Army, what happened to his equipment?

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What was life like for a commoner living in Vienna during the height of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?	7
It's the dead of winter circa 1500, and I, a peasant farmer in France, go into town for the day. In my absence, my house and outbuildings all burn down. What happens to me?	5
In the aftermath of the Second World War, how were the destroyed remains of the countless planes, tanks, trucks, and other equipment dealt with? Was it a government led operation or local communities?	3
What were the motivations of foreigners who joined the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War?	3
How long after the withdrawal of the Romans did Londinium cease to look like the Roman city it was?	3
Who did the Americans trade with in the Mediterranean before the mid nineteenth century?	2
After WWII, many former German soldiers and POWs immigrated to the US. How were they treated?	2
What were the motivations for people from all over the world to join the International Brigades on the side of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War?	2
I was browsing Joseph Pulitzer's Wikipedia entry, and it said that he was recruited into the Union Army in 1864...in Hamburg, Germany, by American recruiters. How common were these American recruiters in Europe, and how successful were they?	1
After a soldier completed his tour of duty in the Roman Army, what happened to his equipment?	1