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Answer: The Black Death, a 14th century plague that wiped out between a 1/​3 an.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest What is the most devastating event in human history that ultimately proved to be our biggest benefit? Joe Geronimo Martinez 430 votes The Black Death, a 14th century plague that wiped out between a 1/3 and 1/2 of the population. It had two benefits. Firstly it lead to local healthcare initiatives. These... Read More » Was the Soviet Union the fiercest enemy the USA ever had in their history? Jon Davis, Amateur Military and Cultural Historian 245 votes No. As yet, they both are nothing compared to others we have fought. To be fair, the Germans did a great job in places like Belleau Wood and the Argonne. And again at Nor... Read More » How are Germany's borders different from its borders after the Treaty of Versailles? Judith Meyer, Well-traveled native German 502 votes Okay, I am going to break a taboo here, talk about something that Germans are not supposed to mention. But first, let me answer your immediate question: Germany continually... Read More » Do you have to be rich to travel the world? Joe Harkins, Web Site Developer and Host 2k votes I few days ago, I encountered someone I've known for years. I knew he had recently been to India. I asked what he had seen and done on the trip. "Well, I was there three ... Read More » How could Roman legions be defeated in battle? What were the weak spots? Harold Kingsberg, Reader 182 votes Rome had quite a bit of military success over the years, but the legion was not infallible by any stretch of the imagination. Several strategies in particular proved highly... Read More » If the average person from 300+ years ago ended up in present day, would they be better or worse off? John Morrow, Historian by education if not profession 474 votes I think it's kind of ironic that people romanticize the "olden days" based almost entirely on an incorrect impression of history. For the "average" person, life in 1712 wa... Read More » Why can’t the police in America shoot below the knee? Chris Bast 752 votes Have you ever tried to shoot someone in the knee? I once visited a firing range where they had some full head-to-toe target silhouettes. They would give these to people and... Read More » How do you spot someone who is lying about his/her military experience? William Treseder, Served in the Marine Corps from 2001 ... 300 votes Two possible answers to this question. #1 is aimed at whether someone is lying about having served at all. ... Read More » What are common mistakes that parents with good intentions make because of ignorance? Ryan Chew, runs a school. 2.7k votes Jen Brown's excellent answer just about covers most of it. I urge all parents to pay especial note to her answer. Barbara Carleton's answer covers much of the rest. I join... Read More » What would a competent alien invasion force do differently from the normal Hollywood portrayals? Ariel Williams, ♀(✿◠‿◠) Dreamer, Writer, Artist. :D M... 518 votes Firstly, although the aliens may be carbon based life as we are and have similar biologies to us they almost certainly do not have compatible amino acid combinations. So w... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is the best answer to any question. Unsubscribe from this email.

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Answer: The Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 can be best understood b.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Why didn't the Russian Winter impact the Soviet Union the same way it affected Nazi Germany? Harold Kingsberg, Reader The Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 can be best understood by remembering one quotation: We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will com...  Read More » What are the critical Dutch faux pas I should be aware of before going to the Netherlands? Jeannine van der Linden, American living in the Netherlands 1) Do not be late. Ever. For anything. Under any circumstances. Not even if you call ahead. Really, seriously. Don't be late. 2) Do not "just drop in"; do not "just co... Read More » Did America steal its land from the Native Americans? Sam Morningstar, Just a tribal guy, knows a thing or t... The question is problematic on a number of levels. First, America is a shorthand term referring to the United States of America. There were many European nations that were ... Read More » Could one learn German in one year? Judith Meyer, I speak 8+ languages Based on what I've seen, I believe that learning German to a high level like that generally requires ca. 600 hours if you're a native English speaker. (The FSI estimates 75... Read More » Is America in debt? If yes, then to whom? Matt Wasserman The government of the United States is in debt for about $18 trillion. About $5 trillion of that is technically owed to itself - intragovernmental debt. Money collected f... Read More » Would it have been possible to make a phone call from Germany to the United States in 1946? Scott Welch, Addicted to Quora For all practical purposes, this would not have been possible. Let's start with the "phone call" part, because that is the easiest. The first successful transatlantic tele... Read More » Did Iraq get more or less conservative after the Iraq war? Wael Al-Sallami, born and raised in Iraq. Iraq has certainly become more conservative since 2003. To be clear, increased conservatism is a trend that has been on the rise in many parts of the Islamic world since ... Read More » How do great commanders make decisions with imperfect information? Richard Careaga, Ontologist Talking of generals risks moving along the spectrum too far from strategy (what to do to win the war) to tactics (how to win the battle). Brigadiers, major generals, lieute... Read More » Why do Americans act as the world's policeman? Andy Lee Chaisiri, damn it feels good to be American Every major empire keeps their trade routes safe from bandits When the Roman Empire was strong they stationed soldiers in places as far away as mist shrouded Britain and ba... Read More » What does San Francisco lead the nation in? Stefan Von Imhof, ɐıןɐɹʇsnɐ ǝʌoן ı Oooh, this should be fun! 1) Housing prices. ... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is the best answer to any question. Unsubscribe from this email.