/u/midnightrambulador's posts
How accurate is the claim that 1648-1789 was an exceptionally chaotic time in European international politics, preceded and followed by periods of relative stability?
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How realistic were Operation Michael's chances of success? To what degree were Ludendorff's personal decisions to blame for its failure?
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What are the root causes of the cultural divide between Northern/Protestant and Southern/Catholic Europe?
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Today, liberalism and invidualism are often seen as synonymous with "Western values". Did similar traditions really not arise or catch on in other parts of the world, c. 1500-1800? And if not, why not?
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Were there any technological innovations that made everyday life in medieval Europe (say, AD 1100) notably easier than during the heyday of the Roman Empire?
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What was the Japanese reasoning behind the mass internment of Dutch civilians in the Dutch East Indies during WWII? In general, where can I find more information about WWII in South East Asia from a Japanese perspective?
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I recently read "Our Man in Havana". Have the British intelligence services ever really been that gullible towards their agents/informers?
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During 1949-1989, how worried were Soviet leaders about a possible land attack on Russia/Eastern Europe by NATO? Did they have reason to worry (i.e. did NATO seriously consider the possibility)?
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How did medieval criminal trials handle the concept of proof? To what extent was it one person's word against another's?
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