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Why was the German military not 'Nazified' like the rest of the German state?

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Is it true that unemployed British men stayed in the finest hotels in Vienna, in the post-ww1 era, as due to hyper-inflation it was cheaper than staying at home?

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Did America's upper class men really 'dodge the draft' for the Vietnam war, en masse?

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King George VI is often presented as a 'reluctant' King, a naval man 'pressed into service' after his brother's abdication. Is this an exaggeration? Was this propaganda pushed by the Royal family?

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A lot of Victorian-era statues appear to have been funded via 'public subscription' i.e. voluntary donations. How did this work in practice? Was it funded by the wealthy or the masses? If I wanted to construct a statue how would I go about it?

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I'm a disillusioned Russian solder circa 1917 - I'm fed up of the war and want to go home. How, practically, do I do this?

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In the early stages of the Blitz, British authorities reportedly tried to stop Londoners from sheltering in the London Underground for fear they would not emerge from the tunnels. Why did they believe this? And what 'sources' were they drawing on to justify the policy.

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The Circus Maximus in Rome reportedly had a capacity of 250,000 -how did so many people manage to fit inside it? How often was it actually full? Were there crowd crushes when people left?

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Why did the (very few) Catholics join the RUC? How were they treated? Were they used as PR?

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Why did the Netherlands grant Kaiser Wilhelm II asylum?

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Why was the German military not 'Nazified' like the rest of the German state?	343	AskHistorians
Is it true that unemployed British men stayed in the finest hotels in Vienna, in the post-ww1 era, as due to hyper-inflation it was cheaper than staying at home?	146	AskHistorians
Did America's upper class men really 'dodge the draft' for the Vietnam war, en masse?	123	AskHistorians
King George VI is often presented as a 'reluctant' King, a naval man 'pressed into service' after his brother's abdication. Is this an exaggeration? Was this propaganda pushed by the Royal family?	106	AskHistorians
A lot of Victorian-era statues appear to have been funded via 'public subscription' i.e. voluntary donations. How did this work in practice? Was it funded by the wealthy or the masses? If I wanted to construct a statue how would I go about it?	57	AskHistorians
I'm a disillusioned Russian solder circa 1917 - I'm fed up of the war and want to go home. How, practically, do I do this?	32	AskHistorians
In the early stages of the Blitz, British authorities reportedly tried to stop Londoners from sheltering in the London Underground for fear they would not emerge from the tunnels. Why did they believe this? And what 'sources' were they drawing on to justify the policy.	31	AskHistorians
The Circus Maximus in Rome reportedly had a capacity of 250,000 -how did so many people manage to fit inside it? How often was it actually full? Were there crowd crushes when people left?	27	AskHistorians
Why did the (very few) Catholics join the RUC? How were they treated? Were they used as PR?	19	AskHistorians
Why did the Netherlands grant Kaiser Wilhelm II asylum?	16	AskHistorians