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The Hatian Revolution saddled Hati with 90M Francs of debt to France, which took until 1947 to pay off. Why would Hati continue to pay this debt? Couldn’t they have declared it illegitimate after the overthrow of the monarchy? Or the empire? Or the republic?	501
A new video game is coming out that takes place from 303 BC to the rise of Augustus. The game is NOT focused solely on Rome but also Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia. I know next to nothing about the events of this time period, what are some good books to inspire my gameplay?	21
How did different peoples explain evaporation before gas theories? Did they believe all surfaces sucked up water, or did they understand it would "disappear" into the air?	20
When the State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union drafted a 5-year plan, was it just accepted shortages would be inevitable? Were the planners resigned to the fact that their plans would result in shortages year after year?	9
Diplomacy and internal politics of the Holy Roman Empire	6
Origin of pre-1948 Palestinians	6
What did Russian serfs think of their emancipation?	3
I have read that the Polish-Romanian alliance was not activated by Poland during WW2, implying that Romania would have joined the war on the side of Poland following Germany's invasion if Poland has wished it. Is this true?	2
Can the U.S. presidential elections be postponed in the event of war, pandemic, or terrorism? Does congress have the ability to postpone elections as congress represents the will of the people? Is their historical precedent for such a thing ever happening/being considered at a state level election?	1
I knew the Spanish lost their fleet in a storm during the Anglo-Spanish War, culminating in an English victory. What I didn't know is they sent TWO more fleets, each falling victim to another storm. How did they manage to screw up so badly?	1

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