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Vladimir Putin served in the KGB until 1991. Do we know of any operations or activities he was involved in, and their effects?

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Did Hitler designate a successor in the event he was killed? Was there a formal procedure laid out in case succession was necessary?

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How do historians here feel about the possible release of JFK documents in 2017?

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AMA - Modern Israel and the Israeli-Arab Conflict

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How were battles fought during the Flowery Wars involving the Aztecs, in terms of tactics, weaponry, etc.?

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I've heard it said that the Mali Empire collapsed into the Songhai Empire. Is this true? If so, how did it happen?

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Why did the French fall in WWII? What factors led to this fall and made it possible?

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[Floating Feature] Holocaust Remembrance Day: Stories and Histories

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I've read that Deng Xiaoping opened up China's economy to some degree. To what degree was it, and what type of reasonings/oppositions occurred to this decision?

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Did Greece and/or Rome "forget and rediscover" the same inventions multiple times, according to the texts we have?

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Vladimir Putin served in the KGB until 1991. Do we know of any operations or activities he was involved in, and their effects?	2257
Did Hitler designate a successor in the event he was killed? Was there a formal procedure laid out in case succession was necessary?	957
How do historians here feel about the possible release of JFK documents in 2017?	393
AMA - Modern Israel and the Israeli-Arab Conflict	298
How were battles fought during the Flowery Wars involving the Aztecs, in terms of tactics, weaponry, etc.?	96
I've heard it said that the Mali Empire collapsed into the Songhai Empire. Is this true? If so, how did it happen?	64
Why did the French fall in WWII? What factors led to this fall and made it possible?	43
[Floating Feature] Holocaust Remembrance Day: Stories and Histories	37
I've read that Deng Xiaoping opened up China's economy to some degree. To what degree was it, and what type of reasonings/oppositions occurred to this decision?	36
Did Greece and/or Rome "forget and rediscover" the same inventions multiple times, according to the texts we have?	35