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What were the causes of World War 2?
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When did World War 2 start?
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When did the Vietnam War start and end?
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Why did the US become involved in World War 2?
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What are arguments for and against the atomic bombings of Japan being justified?
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What were the causes of the Gulf War?
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What were the Allied countries in World War 2?
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Why did the US become involved in Vietnam?
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What are similarities and differences between World War 1 and 2?
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What did women do in World War 2?
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What countries were involved in World War 2?
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What weapons were used in World War 1?
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What were the causes of the East Timor conflict?
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How many people died on D-Day?
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How much did World War 2 cost?
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What was the Treaty of Versailles?
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When was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
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What countries were neutral in World War 2?
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When did the US enter World War 2?
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Who did Sitting Bull defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
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What countries took part in World War 2?
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How many people died in the Holocaust?
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What countries were involved in the Korean War?
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When was the first bomb made?
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Who made the first bomb?
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What were the long-term effects of the Mexican-American War?
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Who has the best army in the world?
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Which war claimed the most lives?
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What were the changes in warfare and weapons between World War 1 and 2?
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How many people died in the Vietnam War?
Popularity: 150

Who invented the atomic bomb?
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How has Australia's attitudes and reasons for war changed since World War 1?
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When did the United States established its oldest existing overseas military base and where is it located?
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What was the first fighter plane used?
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How many people did Chairman Mao kill?
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Was World War 1 avoidable?
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What was the ratio of the people that survived a concentration camp during the Holocaust to those who died?
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How did Ebenezer Macintosh view the wars of later 18th Century?
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Who was the US President during World War 2?
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What was Australia's relationship with Asia from 1901 up to the Vietnam War?
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Why would an attack be planned with the waxing gibbous moon?
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What were the Geneva Conventions?
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What are the general reasons for war?
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Why were submarines not used before World War 1?
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What was the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
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Who is the patron saint that Saint George carried in the battle?
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Whose lives are affected after a war?
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What were the Prevention Acts of the Vietnam War?
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How did the cold war shape and dominate American domestic and foreign policy?
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Is the Pakistani army any good?
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What are Prisoners of War?
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How did airplanes change war?
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Can a country be neutral in a world war?
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Why did Australia become involved in World War 1?
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How did the Allied strategies help them to win World War 2?
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What is AW107 in military terms?
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Who was Australia's most highly decorated soldier in history?
Popularity: 131

How have women's roles in combat affected them after the war?
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In what war did America experience a direct military attack on its own territory?
Popularity: 129

Has World War 1 or 2 had a larger impact on the world today?
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What was the outcome of the Chinese War?
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What is a Pogue?
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What are motives for imperialism?
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What is the War Powers Act?
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What food supply did the soldiers have?
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What were the four bloodiest wars in history?
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What war was considered the bloodiest?
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How do you find information about the debate over gas warfare from 1920-1945?
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What is the war between the Turks and the Kurdish about?
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What was the essence of the Truman Doctrine and what was the situation that prompted this statement?
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