/u/johannesalthusius's posts in /r/AskHistorians
The legendary warrior El Cid fought for both Christian and Muslim rulers in medieval Spain. Did anyone have a problem with this?
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The Balkans saw brutal ethno-religious warfare in the 90s. Give that, why is Albania much more tolerant of multiple religions?
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George Bush's campaigned on "compassionate conservative" policies, but had to scrap many of them to respond to 9/11. What were his original plans?
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Beria is infamous for being a ruthless sexual predator. However, much of the evidence comes from his Soviet show trial, which is hardly the most reputable of sources. What do we know for sure?
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The world's largest worker's cooperative, the Mondragon Corporation, was started in Francoist Spain. Why did the fascist government allow that?
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Japan is considered a full democracy. Yet since 1955, the Liberal Democratic Party has been able to de facto rule Japan (ignoring the few years they weren't). Why?
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One of the greatest admirals in history, Japanese admiral Togo, lived in the UK and kept a diary in English. Where can I read this diary?
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Turkic people today occupy lands stretching from the Balkans to Western China. Why isn't there a similar distribution of "Mongolic" people?
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