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Nuremberg Laws - Did they affect existing marriages between Jews and Non-Jews?
The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor states:
Marriages between Jews and citizens of German or related blood are forbidden.
Sexual relations between Jews and citizens of German blood are forbidden.
Assume that a Jewish…
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Why did the UK allow India to be a republic rather than a democratic parliament under the British Monarch?
In the UK, there is a democratically elected prime minister but the Monarch is the Head of State, although the latter is not (directly) involved in government. Likewise, the UK could have done the same in India, establishing an Indian-run…
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Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03: Why is there a Russian flag on the cover of the prominent newspaper 'Le Petit Parisien'?
The Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03[a] was a naval blockade from December 1902 to February 1903 imposed against Venezuela by Britain, Germany and Italy over President Cipriano Castro's refusal to pay foreign debts and damages suffered by European…
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What tactical situations made the use of traditional horse cavalry effective in World War II?
In another question When was the last cavalry charge?, answers discussed several occasions where horses were still used in combat, including in cavalry charges. I thought that the invention of the machine gun had made that tactic obsolete, yet many…
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Is there an accepted explanation for multiple independent "cradles of civilization"?
Human history begins with millions of years of hunter-gathering and lithic technology:
The Paleolithic ... is ... distinguished by the development of the
most primitive stone tools ... and covers roughly 95% of human
technological…
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Why did the Chinese Nationalist party members go to the island of Taiwan and not to any other island?
The nationalists could have escaped to the present day Phillippines which is further from the Chinese and would keep them more safe or to any other island but why only Taiwan and also why didn't the Chinese prevent the nationalists from fleeing to…
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What set Checkpoint Charlie apart from the other border checkpoints in Berlin during the Cold War?
How did "Checkpoint Charlie" become known as the border crossing between East and West Berlin? Out of the countless border checkpoints, what set Checkpoint Charlie apart from the rest for defectors?
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Why did Mozambique join the British Commonwealth?
In short, the Commonwealth originated in the British Empire, as an association of Britain and its former colonies.
Why did Mozambique (a former Portuguese colony) join?
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What really happened to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel?
The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel is a well-documented semi-historical legend in Jewish history, and appears in sources from a number of ancient cultures. The factual history however, seems to be shrouded in much confusion.
The best known fact is…
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Why did Napoleon march to Moscow instead of Saint Petersburg?
When Napoleon decided to invade Russia in 1812, why did he target Moscow instead of Saint Petersburg?
At the time, Saint Petersburg was the Capital of Russia, not Moscow (although Moscow may have had a higher population). If Napoleon moved on this…
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Why does Edinburgh Castle's one o'clock gun fire at 1pm instead of, say, noon?
Curious to know if there is a specific reason they fire it at 1pm. Noon would make more sense to me!
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What were the EMP effects, if any, of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) is generated from any atomic bomb, as far as I know. An EMP could destroy the electronics of many devices, including lighting, electric motors, radios, phones, etc.
So why haven't we read any about that at Hiroshima and…
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What happened to US's Lend-Lease machinery given to the Soviet Union?
Although most sources say that the Russians were supplied with great amounts of equipment and food as part of Lend-Lease program, I have not in all my years living in Russia seen US labeled machinery. I understand that it has been many years since…
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How was the modern geographic boundary between Europe and Asia decided?
Wikipedia puts the boundary as:
The modern definition of Europe delimits it from Asia at the Aegean Sea, the Dardanelles-Sea of Marmora-Bosporus, the Black Sea, along the watershed of the Greater Caucasus, the northwestern portion of the Caspian…
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What is this military patch with the silhouette of a pegasus on it?
I found this patch among my grandfather's things. I know it's a military patch of some sort because it was with his war memorabilia. He served in the European theater during WWII, if that helps at all. Can someone identify this unit patch?
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