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How often do historians and scientists link myths and oral histories that describe catastrophic events to natural disasters that most likely happened?

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To what extent were the European Wars of Religion political? Alternatively, to what extent were they based on the genuine religious and theological differences of the factions involved?

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Why didn't the US intervene in the Rwandan genocide?

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During the Napoleonic era, cavalry units that wore armor and used swords could be very impactful. By WWI, these units were of very little use. At what point did these units become somewhat ineffective? When did they become completely obsolete?

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When the American Civil War started, there were not nearly enough free states to amend the US Constitution and lawfully end slavery. So why exactly did the slave states secede?

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What were the similarities and differences between medieval warfare in Europe and Japan?

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Why did Japan attack the US in World War Two? What was its overarching strategy to defeat the United States?

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How did the great powers perceive the United States on the eve of World War One?

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In the First World War, could Jews be officers in the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies?

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In 1917, the French enlisted soldiers mutinied on the Western Front, the Italians collapsed on the Alpine Front, and the Russians were knocked out of the war on the Eastern Front. So how did Germany manage to lose World War One the following year?

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How often do historians and scientists link myths and oral histories that describe catastrophic events to natural disasters that most likely happened?	23
To what extent were the European Wars of Religion political? Alternatively, to what extent were they based on the genuine religious and theological differences of the factions involved?	23
Why didn't the US intervene in the Rwandan genocide?	22
During the Napoleonic era, cavalry units that wore armor and used swords could be very impactful. By WWI, these units were of very little use. At what point did these units become somewhat ineffective? When did they become completely obsolete?	22
When the American Civil War started, there were not nearly enough free states to amend the US Constitution and lawfully end slavery. So why exactly did the slave states secede?	22
What were the similarities and differences between medieval warfare in Europe and Japan?	19
Why did Japan attack the US in World War Two? What was its overarching strategy to defeat the United States?	19
How did the great powers perceive the United States on the eve of World War One?	18
In the First World War, could Jews be officers in the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies?	17
In 1917, the French enlisted soldiers mutinied on the Western Front, the Italians collapsed on the Alpine Front, and the Russians were knocked out of the war on the Eastern Front. So how did Germany manage to lose World War One the following year?	16