/u/notmike11's posts in /r/askhistorians
Why is the Cuban Missile Crisis often portrayed as a 'loss' for Khrushchev and the USSR when they succeeded in getting the US to withdraw nukes from Turkey and Italy and secured Cuba's sovereignty?
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Did the United States government essentially deceive Saddam Hussein into believing they wouldn't act if Iraq invaded Kuwait?
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What happened to the veteran Roman legions that fought for Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars & Roman Civil Wars? Did they side with Marc Antony or Octavian?
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I was taught that the martial artists during the Boxer Rebellion thought they could defeat guns with hand-to-hand combat. Is this true or just a myth, and if it's true, what were the battles like?
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Did any of the Mongolian horse archers ever get access to bodkin arrowheads or any similar armor piercing technology? If so, could their compound bows pierce plate armor at close range?
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How were Normans able to utilize cavalry tactics so effectively in ~1050-1100 AD when they were only 3 generations or so removed from the Norse Vikings?
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Did Yasser Arafat have serious plans for making a Palestinian state? And did he expect to simply eventually destroy Israel with the help of the Arab world, or did he have long-term plans involving negotiations?
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What was serfdom in Czarist Russia like? Were Serfs treated like property like in American Slavery, or did Serfs have certain rights that couldn't be violated?
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Did Stalin have plans to start a new nation-wide pogrom against the Jews of the USSR before his death in 1953 (the 'Purim Miracle' story)?
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