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Questions related to aspects of World War II (1939-1945 AD). An international conflict whose major participants were the fascist countries of Germany, Italy, and Japan engaged against the allied nati…
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The United States of America is a sovereign state stretching across North America between Canada and Mexico, Alaska in the continent's northwest, the mid-Pacific archipelago of Hawaii and several terr…
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Questions pertaining to characteristics of armed forces' structure, manpower, equipment, or expenditures.
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The Middle Ages is a periodisation of European history, encompassing the period from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the Renaissance in the 15th century.
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Ancient history was from the beginning of recorded history (c. 4000 B.C.) until the fall of the Roman Empire (c. A.D. 500).
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For questions spanning a significant proportion of the 20th century. Questions focused on the latter decades should consider using the contemporary-history tag. Individual tags exist for specific deca…
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It is the second smallest continent, forming the Western extension of Eurasia.
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Ancient Rome was a civilization centred around the city of Rome, that lasted from the 8th century BC to 476 AD (West); 1453 AD (East).
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The Soviet Union or USSR (1922–1991) was a socialist state in Eurasia. After the 1924 death of founding leader Lenin (who led the October Revolution in 1917), Stalin established a planned economy and …
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The period of German history from 1933 - 1945, specifically regarding the rise of the National Socialist German Workers Party
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The 19th century began on January 1, 1801, and ended on December 31, 1900.
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An armed conflict between state actors, typically for a political or economic aim. Use this tag for specific wars.
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Political history is the history of: political events, politicians, political bodies, political movements and anything else related to politics. Questions on topic will be related to the significance,…
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Questions which concern the historical management, distribution, and usage of resources; why a particular resource, or state of production, occurred in a certain way. General economics questions are o…
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for questions looking to identify or classify an object, image, or person, or to otherwise place them in historical context. Make sure to include as much detail as you already know about …
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Questions on World War I, events that caused it, strategy and tactics employed by the battling sides and the consequences of this war.
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For questions about the Tsardom of Russia, Russian Empire, RSFSR, and the Russian Federation (between 1547 and present day). For questions about Kievan Rus (880-1240), use [kievan-rus]. For questions …
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For questions relating to the historic Kingdom of England prior to 1707, or the country of England within the modern United Kingdom that is one of Britain's Home Nations.
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For questions about the nation of Japan or its people, language, and culture throughout history, as well as the islands that compose Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa) and its terr…
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For questions regarding the Indian sub-continent, today corresponding to the nations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.
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For questions on German Empire, Weimar Republic, German Democratic Republic and the modern Federal Republic of Germany. Questions regarding the Third Reich should be tagged with
Nazi-Germany.
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A term to describe an organized belief system which revolves around supernatural elements and entities.
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Generally refers to the country referred to as the People's Republic of China, a country in E Asia. With a surface area of 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). The current Capital is Beijing.
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Officially the French Republic is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands
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The Roman Empire was a vast empire, centred around the city of Rome, that lasted from 27 BC to 476 AD (West); 1453 AD (East).
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Formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland these questions relate to the history of events that have happened in the countries that make up the United Kingdom; such as …
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Of or pertaining to ships and or the sea, especially military vessels.
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Ancient Greece was a civilization centred around the Greek peninsula, that lasted from the 8th century BC to the end of the classical antiquity era (ca. 600 AD).
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A written and accessible code of behavior which is enforced by a powerful entity (almost always a state actor). Part of this code includes the entities responsible for maintaining and interpreting th…
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For questions related to: acts of organized violence between groups of people where the violence often has a political purpose; the impact of such violence on peoples/nations; and any other related qu…
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Culture, from the Latin "to cultivate", references both the combined experience of a population and the works created by them. Thus culture is ultimately a combination of societal mores and taboos, h…
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For questions regarding the overseas empire established by Britain, beginning with England's overseas colonies and trading posts in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and reaching a quarter of th…
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The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 to December 31, 1800 in the Gregorian calendar.
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Social history is a methodological approach to history that focuses on examining what the 'ordinary' people in a given time and place were doing. It is strongly influenced by the mindset and technique…
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Questions on historical use of languages and their development.
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Tag for questions on the application of theoretical or scientific knowledge for a practical objective, including methodologies, techniques, or processes.
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