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Sub question - Why can't we have 'Answered' flairs!?

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"I don't want to go back (to civilian life)" What was really the mood of soldiers at the end of WW1 and would many face the prospect of no work and hardship on returning home?

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In 1879 at the Battle of Isandlwana the British Empire with 2000 men fought and lost against the Zulu empire who fielded 20,000 men. Yet debate persists as to why and how the British lost. Why is there a debate, why would it have been possible for the British to win against such superior numbers?

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Why did the UK sell HMS Dreadnought 1906 (a ship so technologically advance it made every other ship before her obsolete) for scrap?

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What were the main setbacks African countries faced in the 20th century that prevented them from developing like China did?

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In the film master and commander (set in 1800) we see young boys and men boarding an opposing ship and fighting. Were boys really expected to board and fight?

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Why didn't Hitler invade Iran for Oil instead of the Soviet Union?

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It's 1796 and I'm a British observer in the Austrian army in northern Italy witnessesing a 26 year old French general called Napoleon Bonaparte again and again defeat the army I'm attached to. What exactly are my responsibilities/duties and am I in danger?

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HMS Hood (1916) and HMS Renown (1915) had a 'famous' rivalry between its sailors that had apparently being going on for hundreds of years old. What was this rivalry and what were its consequences?

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What were the USA hoping to achieve by stopping France and Britain from taking control of the Suez Canal?

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Sub question - Why can't we have 'Answered' flairs!?	4073
"I don't want to go back (to civilian life)" What was really the mood of soldiers at the end of WW1 and would many face the prospect of no work and hardship on returning home?	79
In 1879 at the Battle of Isandlwana the British Empire with 2000 men fought and lost against the Zulu empire who fielded 20,000 men. Yet debate persists as to why and how the British lost. Why is there a debate, why would it have been possible for the British to win against such superior numbers?	50
Why did the UK sell HMS Dreadnought 1906 (a ship so technologically advance it made every other ship before her obsolete) for scrap?	43
What were the main setbacks African countries faced in the 20th century that prevented them from developing like China did?	37
In the film master and commander (set in 1800) we see young boys and men boarding an opposing ship and fighting. Were boys really expected to board and fight?	28
Why didn't Hitler invade Iran for Oil instead of the Soviet Union?	23
It's 1796 and I'm a British observer in the Austrian army in northern Italy witnessesing a 26 year old French general called Napoleon Bonaparte again and again defeat the army I'm attached to. What exactly are my responsibilities/duties and am I in danger?	16
HMS Hood (1916) and HMS Renown (1915) had a 'famous' rivalry between its sailors that had apparently being going on for hundreds of years old. What was this rivalry and what were its consequences?	15
What were the USA hoping to achieve by stopping France and Britain from taking control of the Suez Canal?	13