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Has a sovereign Communist government ever run, and conceded loss, on a fair election?

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Why did Lincoln wait to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Did Shackleton's crew all "miss out" on WW1?

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Why was the US so pro-China and so anti-Japan before WW2?

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What do we know about Hitler/OKW's plans concerning USSR if Molotov/Ribbentropp Pact hadn't happened?

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Why did the Japanese attack the Aleutians at the same time as Midway?

asked Jul 12, 2019 at 6:11

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Were there concrete plans, 40-41, for Japan to attack Singapore/Indonesia, while avoiding a fight with the US?

asked May 18, 2023 at 16:49

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How solid is the claim that Alfred Nobel founded the Nobel Prize specifically because of his invention of dynamite?

asked Sep 9, 2024 at 17:10

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The British used to (still?) classify their guns by weight in pounds rather than caliber. Was that a constant across shell types?

asked Nov 27, 2024 at 17:28

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What happened at the Battle (or not?) of Luding Bridge, during the Long March of Chinese Communists in 1935?

asked Dec 21, 2017 at 8:47

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Were Israel-Iran relations better in the 80s? What changed?

asked May 24, 2018 at 20:37

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Was there a massacre in the Algerian war calculated to provoke French reprisals?

asked Aug 17, 2018 at 22:25

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Were B-17s (rather than B-29s) ever used to bomb mainland Japanese territory during WW2 (at least before the capture of Okinawa)?

asked Mar 27, 2021 at 18:53

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Any idea what type of 1920-1930s tank this is?

asked Dec 27, 2019 at 19:38

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What did the Japanese military do to maintain their fighting edge during the Edo era/Bakufu (1603-1868)?

asked Jul 29, 2020 at 18:07

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Did Franco ever refer to his regime as Fascist?

asked Feb 4, 2021 at 3:28

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How effective was the (Western) Allies bombing campaign over Germany in drawing down the Eastern Front Luftwaffe?

asked Apr 21, 2021 at 6:58

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Was WW1's extended static slaughter caused by bad leadership?

asked Feb 9, 2018 at 17:14

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What weapon systems have come and gone very quickly?

asked Nov 22, 2019 at 2:55

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Have there been government conspiracies that were successful for over 25 years?

asked Nov 5, 2019 at 20:06

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Did Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Finance Minister of Louis XIV, sanction mass executions for reasons of economic policies?

asked Jun 30, 2018 at 0:37

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Why was there relatively little use of land mines in WW1?

asked Jun 23, 2023 at 19:09

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Were there efforts made in the 19th century to inoculate the natives against smallpox?

asked Oct 24, 2018 at 4:00

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Can you name a battle in 14th C (?) in which many knight got killed because of pointed shoes?

asked Sep 16, 2015 at 2:12

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How historically accurate are the subplots about poison gas and false flag assassinations in Babylon Berlin?

asked May 22, 2019 at 4:11

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1 answer

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When did banishment/exile cease to be enforceable, if it ever was?

asked Dec 19, 2020 at 0:26

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Did any German generals question the wisdom of Störfang (June 1942 attack on Sevastopol), right before Case Blue?

asked Aug 2, 2024 at 23:19

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Why did the early WW2 Japanese forces so outperform their Western opponents at jungle warfare?

asked Aug 16, 2025 at 6:04

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What do we know about the timeline of deaths _within_ famines, from historical wartime occurrences?

asked Mar 29, 2024 at 15:23

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How did the the Soviet-China near-war in 1969 affect the supply of arms to North Vietnam?

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Has a sovereign Communist government ever run, and conceded loss, on a fair election?

Why did Lincoln wait to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Did Shackleton's crew all "miss out" on WW1?

Why was the US so pro-China and so anti-Japan before WW2?

What do we know about Hitler/OKW's plans concerning USSR if Molotov/Ribbentropp Pact hadn't happened?

Why did the Japanese attack the Aleutians at the same time as Midway?

Were there concrete plans, 40-41, for Japan to attack Singapore/Indonesia, while avoiding a fight with the US?

How solid is the claim that Alfred Nobel founded the Nobel Prize specifically because of his invention of dynamite?

The British used to (still?) classify their guns by weight in pounds rather than caliber. Was that a constant across shell types?

What happened at the Battle (or not?) of Luding Bridge, during the Long March of Chinese Communists in 1935?

Were Israel-Iran relations better in the 80s? What changed?

Was there a massacre in the Algerian war calculated to provoke French reprisals?

Were B-17s (rather than B-29s) ever used to bomb mainland Japanese territory during WW2 (at least before the capture of Okinawa)?

Any idea what type of 1920-1930s tank this is?

What did the Japanese military do to maintain their fighting edge during the Edo era/Bakufu (1603-1868)?

Did Franco ever refer to his regime as Fascist?

How effective was the (Western) Allies bombing campaign over Germany in drawing down the Eastern Front Luftwaffe?

Was WW1's extended static slaughter caused by bad leadership?

What weapon systems have come and gone very quickly?

Have there been government conspiracies that were successful for over 25 years?

Did Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Finance Minister of Louis XIV, sanction mass executions for reasons of economic policies?

Why was there relatively little use of land mines in WW1?

Were there efforts made in the 19th century to inoculate the natives against smallpox?

Can you name a battle in 14th C (?) in which many knight got killed because of pointed shoes?

How historically accurate are the subplots about poison gas and false flag assassinations in Babylon Berlin?

When did banishment/exile cease to be enforceable, if it ever was?

Did any German generals question the wisdom of Störfang (June 1942 attack on Sevastopol), right before Case Blue?

Why did the early WW2 Japanese forces so outperform their Western opponents at jungle warfare?

What do we know about the timeline of deaths _within_ famines, from historical wartime occurrences?

How did the the Soviet-China near-war in 1969 affect the supply of arms to North Vietnam?