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One often encounters the claim that 'wars are used to distract the population from domestic problems', are there any concrete examples from history where this was the primary motivation for declaring war?

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Did Toyotomi Hideyoshi really dream of conquering all of China? If so, what do we know of his plans to achieve this?

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What is the 'mainstream' view on Bismarck in contemporary Germany?

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Why is it that the regnal numbers of the monarchs of England start from the Norman Conquest? For example, why is Edward I not known as Edward II and Edward the confessor known as Edward I?

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Before anitobitics, what methods were there for curing sexually transmitted diseases?

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I am a pikeman on campaign in 17th century Europe, what do I do with my unwieldy weapon when the army is encamped?

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In the aftermath of WWI how widespread was the belief that it was 'the war to end all wars'?

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To what extent can we study proto-indo-european religion?

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Did any pro-tsar factions survive in Russia after the Russian Civil War?

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16th century Scotland seems to have a disproportionately large number of universities, did anyone at the time comment on this?

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One often encounters the claim that 'wars are used to distract the population from domestic problems', are there any concrete examples from history where this was the primary motivation for declaring war?	36
Did Toyotomi Hideyoshi really dream of conquering all of China? If so, what do we know of his plans to achieve this?	34
What is the 'mainstream' view on Bismarck in contemporary Germany?	33
Why is it that the regnal numbers of the monarchs of England start from the Norman Conquest? For example, why is Edward I not known as Edward II and Edward the confessor known as Edward I?	27
Before anitobitics, what methods were there for curing sexually transmitted diseases?	27
I am a pikeman on campaign in 17th century Europe, what do I do with my unwieldy weapon when the army is encamped?	22
In the aftermath of WWI how widespread was the belief that it was 'the war to end all wars'?	18
To what extent can we study proto-indo-european religion?	16
Did any pro-tsar factions survive in Russia after the Russian Civil War?	16
16th century Scotland seems to have a disproportionately large number of universities, did anyone at the time comment on this?	12