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If George Washington was a proponent of having an armed population in order to defend against a tyrannical government, why did he feel like he had the authority to suppress the Whisky Rebellion?

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Why did the US use a strategy of Island Hopping in the Pacific theater of WWII?

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Would it have been possible for an Officer in the U.S. Navy to have served in both the European and Pacific theaters during WW2?

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Did Stalin Refuse to evacuate cities during WWII because he thought that soldiers would fight harder?

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How historically accurate is the book "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield?

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If the 20 July Plot/Operation Valkyrie had been 100% successful, do you think modern historians would ever know what really happened?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If George Washington was a proponent of having an armed population in order to defend against a tyrannical government, why did he feel like he had the authority to suppress the Whisky Rebellion?	3337
Why did the US use a strategy of Island Hopping in the Pacific theater of WWII?	32
Would it have been possible for an Officer in the U.S. Navy to have served in both the European and Pacific theaters during WW2?	6
Did Stalin Refuse to evacuate cities during WWII because he thought that soldiers would fight harder?	6
How historically accurate is the book "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield?	4
If the 20 July Plot/Operation Valkyrie had been 100% successful, do you think modern historians would ever know what really happened?	1