/u/johannesalthusius's posts in /r/AskHistorians
How important did the British consider Hong Kong during the negotiations to hand it over to China? Did they predict that it would become the political signal it is today?
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A Viennese racketeer once told me that Switzerland has made a very limited contribution to Western culture, compared to, say, Italy. Why is this?
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Eisenhower and Truman are ranked among the greatest Presidents in America. However, the former ran and won on a platform critical of the latter. Did Americans at that time consider either to be among the greatest Presidents?
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Slavery dominated American politics until its abolition. So why didn't did the two-party system divide between pro and anti-slavery?
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America banned titles of nobility. As far as I can tell, they were the first Western society to do so. Why did they do so, and what was the reaction of the nobility back in Europe?
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Every liberal revolution in 1848 failed. Was this taken as a sign that liberalism was a failed ideology?
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Today we consider many animals to be cute. However, our ancestors needed to kill and eat those cute animals. Did they think those animals were "cute" as well?
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After the Vikings converted to Christianity, did they feel guilty about pillaging all of those monasteries?
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