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In 1977 would Brezhnev have had less personal power than Stalin did in 1947?

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When did Gladiatorial combat stop being popular entertainment in either the Western or Eastern Roman Empirer?

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Suppose in 1940 you asked a normal Japanese person if it was right or wrong for the army to take Korean and/or Chinese women as sex slaves. Would they be aware of and believe what you were asking about actually takes place? If "yes" what answer would they most likely giver and why?

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in 1923 were general living standards higher in the US or the UK? In either case why?

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Back in the 18th century when Edinburgh was a major epicentre of scientific and philosophical study, would the academics there (thinking people like David Hume) have spoken with a recognisable Scottish accent?

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Suppose I live the midlands (which I do) in the interim between the Romens leaving and the Saxons arriving (which I don't). Who would I likely think of as my leader (in a secular sense)?

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World it have been particularly unusual for a young man to drop out of the Ivy League (yeah I know it didn't exist back then, but I mean the universities that now comprise it) to fight in World War One, if they weren't being drafted?

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in 1714 would the most common second language in Japan be Dutch, Chinese or something else?

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In a practical sense was there a limit to how much rulers in the ancient world, could indulge perversions without causing public disapproval?

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in his autobiography David Mitchell (comedian) says his brother works for an investment firm in oxford, as their in house historian. why would an investment firm need a historian?

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In 1977 would Brezhnev have had less personal power than Stalin did in 1947?	14	AskHistorians
When did Gladiatorial combat stop being popular entertainment in either the Western or Eastern Roman Empirer?	14	AskHistorians
Suppose in 1940 you asked a normal Japanese person if it was right or wrong for the army to take Korean and/or Chinese women as sex slaves. Would they be aware of and believe what you were asking about actually takes place? If "yes" what answer would they most likely giver and why?	14	AskHistorians
in 1923 were general living standards higher in the US or the UK? In either case why?	14	AskHistorians
Back in the 18th century when Edinburgh was a major epicentre of scientific and philosophical study, would the academics there (thinking people like David Hume) have spoken with a recognisable Scottish accent?	14	AskHistorians
Suppose I live the midlands (which I do) in the interim between the Romens leaving and the Saxons arriving (which I don't). Who would I likely think of as my leader (in a secular sense)?	14	AskHistorians
World it have been particularly unusual for a young man to drop out of the Ivy League (yeah I know it didn't exist back then, but I mean the universities that now comprise it) to fight in World War One, if they weren't being drafted?	14	AskHistorians
in 1714 would the most common second language in Japan be Dutch, Chinese or something else?	14	AskHistorians
In a practical sense was there a limit to how much rulers in the ancient world, could indulge perversions without causing public disapproval?	14	AskHistorians
in his autobiography David Mitchell (comedian) says his brother works for an investment firm in oxford, as their in house historian. why would an investment firm need a historian?	14	AskHistorians