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During WWI, would the average citizen know that his/her monarch was a blood relative of the enemy? Did this affect many people's opinion on waging a war which was essentially a blood feud?

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[WP] You go into a "Personality Gym" where instead of working on your fitness, you get a 1-year membership to try to improve your personality.

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In histories of Stalin's life, there are regular references to his early revolutionary career, where he would rob banks. What were these banks like? Are they like our modern perception where customers deposit money for safekeeping? Who had access to them? Everyone or just the wealthy?

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How did the USSR maintain a powerful nuclear navy without a warm-water port?

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What was the American view of the 1848 European revolutions? Was the general population aware of the changes taking place in Europe at the time?

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Belgium and Switzerland were both surrounded by Great Powers and both were neutral. During both world wars, why were the Belgians so easily overrun while it seemed to be the policy of the Great Powers to never try to break Switzerland's neutrality?

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What was the state of the Roman Catholic Church in Tsarist Russia?

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What was the state of the Soviet Army before Stalin's purges? (x-post from r/warcollege)

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[WP] Everyone knows about the Internal Revenue Service. Write about your first day at the External RevenueService

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When reading about Stalins early revolutionary career, it is always brought up that to fundraise, he and his group would rob banks. What was the state of finance in the Russian empire during this time? Were these banks used by peasants, or could only the nobility afford their services?

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During WWI, would the average citizen know that his/her monarch was a blood relative of the enemy? Did this affect many people's opinion on waging a war which was essentially a blood feud?	750	AskHistorians
[WP] You go into a "Personality Gym" where instead of working on your fitness, you get a 1-year membership to try to improve your personality.	91	WritingPrompts
In histories of Stalin's life, there are regular references to his early revolutionary career, where he would rob banks. What were these banks like? Are they like our modern perception where customers deposit money for safekeeping? Who had access to them? Everyone or just the wealthy?	25	AskHistorians
How did the USSR maintain a powerful nuclear navy without a warm-water port?	13	AskHistorians
What was the American view of the 1848 European revolutions? Was the general population aware of the changes taking place in Europe at the time?	10	AskHistorians
Belgium and Switzerland were both surrounded by Great Powers and both were neutral. During both world wars, why were the Belgians so easily overrun while it seemed to be the policy of the Great Powers to never try to break Switzerland's neutrality?	9	AskHistorians
What was the state of the Roman Catholic Church in Tsarist Russia?	6	AskHistorians
What was the state of the Soviet Army before Stalin's purges? (x-post from r/warcollege)	4	AskHistorians
[WP] Everyone knows about the Internal Revenue Service. Write about your first day at the External RevenueService	3	WritingPrompts
When reading about Stalins early revolutionary career, it is always brought up that to fundraise, he and his group would rob banks. What was the state of finance in the Russian empire during this time? Were these banks used by peasants, or could only the nobility afford their services?	3	AskHistorians