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How did local civilians on islands like Guadalcanal feel about the battles going on between Japan and the allies near their homes? Surely many of them had not seen fleets of warships, warplanes, or armies before World War II. Did they side with either side or mostly just stay out of the way?

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I am a German U-Boat captain in 1942. I spot the USS Washington escorting a convoy. Would I be able to identify it? The ship was new, so would I have been given a profile or photos of the ship to allow me to identify it properly?

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Would someone who speaks modern Greek be able to fluently communicate with, say, Leonidas I of Sparta?

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If 100% of my brain was active at once, what would happen?

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If the United States had been surprised by the Japanese at Midway as planned, would they actually have sent carriers to defend it?

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Is society's taboo on incest an instinctual response?

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Would a person genetically modified to be twice as strong have to eat much more than a normal person?

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How did local civilians on islands like Guadalcanal feel about the battles going on between Japan and the allies near their homes? Surely many of them had not seen fleets of warships, warplanes, or armies before World War II. Did they side with either side or mostly just stay out of the way?	135	AskHistorians
I am a German U-Boat captain in 1942. I spot the USS Washington escorting a convoy. Would I be able to identify it? The ship was new, so would I have been given a profile or photos of the ship to allow me to identify it properly?	6	AskHistorians
Would someone who speaks modern Greek be able to fluently communicate with, say, Leonidas I of Sparta?	2	AskHistorians
If 100% of my brain was active at once, what would happen?	1	askscience
If the United States had been surprised by the Japanese at Midway as planned, would they actually have sent carriers to defend it?	1	AskHistorians
Is society's taboo on incest an instinctual response?	1	askscience
Would a person genetically modified to be twice as strong have to eat much more than a normal person?	1	askscience