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What explains Japan's relatively large population compared to its size?

1470 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did the letter "X" come to be associated with the unknown?

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Is Soviet-style command economy really a bad economic model or is the disparity a result of western sanctions?

174 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The Looting and Destruction of the Old Summer Palace by Anglo-French Troops During the Second Opium War is Taught in China as a Defining Moment of Trauma in the "Century of Humiliation" and the Pinnacle of "Western Barbarism". What's the Contemporary Chinese, British and French View of This Event?

60 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why are swords often mythologized when spears, lances, and muskets are often the more common and more effective battlefield weapons?

54 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What differences allowed the Roman Republic to be able to field much larger armies than comparably sized states in medieval Europe 1500 years later?

50 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why were there so many coups (or coup attempts) in the Eastern Roman Empire?

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What institutional systems were present in Sweden that allowed it to be so militarily dominant during the Swedish Empire?

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Why Were European Ships So Powerful?

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How and When Did Male Homosexuality Become Associated with a Lack of Masculinity?

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What explains Japan's relatively large population compared to its size?	1470	AskHistorians
How did the letter "X" come to be associated with the unknown?	212	AskHistorians
Is Soviet-style command economy really a bad economic model or is the disparity a result of western sanctions?	174	AskHistorians
The Looting and Destruction of the Old Summer Palace by Anglo-French Troops During the Second Opium War is Taught in China as a Defining Moment of Trauma in the "Century of Humiliation" and the Pinnacle of "Western Barbarism". What's the Contemporary Chinese, British and French View of This Event?	60	AskHistorians
Why are swords often mythologized when spears, lances, and muskets are often the more common and more effective battlefield weapons?	54	AskHistorians
What differences allowed the Roman Republic to be able to field much larger armies than comparably sized states in medieval Europe 1500 years later?	50	AskHistorians
Why were there so many coups (or coup attempts) in the Eastern Roman Empire?	32	AskHistorians
What institutional systems were present in Sweden that allowed it to be so militarily dominant during the Swedish Empire?	29	AskHistorians
Why Were European Ships So Powerful?	25	AskHistorians
How and When Did Male Homosexuality Become Associated with a Lack of Masculinity?	24	AskHistorians