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How did medieval urban militias maintain training?

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Economists around a century ago such as John Keynes thought increasing automation would reduce work to a few hours a day. Why were they wrong?

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Why were noblewomen inclined to become nuns?

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How was Chiang Kai-shek competent enough to unite China but so incompetent as to lose the Civil War?

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How was Chiang Kai-shek competent enough to unite China but so incompetent as to lose the Civil War?

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How was the Byzantine Empire so unstable?

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Why was the USSR unexpectedly politically resilient in 1941?

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Why didn't early modern armies head straight for the enemy capital?

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Why were the US elections of 1920 such landslides?

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Whitmell Martin was the only non-Democrat to be elected to Congress from the deep south in the first half of the 20th Century. How did he win?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did medieval urban militias maintain training?	820
Economists around a century ago such as John Keynes thought increasing automation would reduce work to a few hours a day. Why were they wrong?	384
Why were noblewomen inclined to become nuns?	92
How was Chiang Kai-shek competent enough to unite China but so incompetent as to lose the Civil War?	80
How was Chiang Kai-shek competent enough to unite China but so incompetent as to lose the Civil War?	80
How was the Byzantine Empire so unstable?	52
Why was the USSR unexpectedly politically resilient in 1941?	21
Why didn't early modern armies head straight for the enemy capital?	19
Why were the US elections of 1920 such landslides?	18
Whitmell Martin was the only non-Democrat to be elected to Congress from the deep south in the first half of the 20th Century. How did he win?	15