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Why didn't France and the UK invade Germany in September 1939?

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Which arm was the shield held in?

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Why did so many Italians emigrate to Argentina?

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What were the main causes of successful take over of India by Britain?

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Did the Founding Fathers of the USA really make a distinction between a Republic and a Democracy (and despised the latter)?

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How common are major cities not built by abundant water?

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Why did Catholic church wait for 350 years to accept "Galileo's idea"?

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Why was Khomeini in France? Who allowed him to leave and why?

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Why did Mozambique join the British Commonwealth?

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Are there ancient Greek historians who wrote about Mycenae?

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Why have officers in the U.S. Army tended to "top out" at the level of Major?

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Why is Las Vegas located where it is?

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First US police officer killed in the line of duty

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Did Bismarck have any influence on Hitler?

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How did the US "Greek" fraternity system at universities arise and what is its relationship with ancient Greece?

17 votes

What are some major military successes the Soviet Union achieved against the Western World?

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When did the cats versus dogs rivalry begin in the US?

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What are the origins of Pakistani laws on "blasphemy?"

16 votes

Were Soviet warships allowed to use the Panama canal?

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Why did Chinese use high tin bronze for swords?

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Transatlantic Zeppelin Flight Time

14 votes

Why did anti-Chinese riots occur during the Indonesian Reformation of 1998?

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Who first coined the name "Wahhabi"?

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"No sane man will dance."? When / where / about-what did Cicero say this?

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Were the (early 17th C) arrivers/colonists to North America (USA) outcasts from European societies?

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Did Ted Kennedy turn to the Soviet Union for help winning an election?

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Could senators visit Roman Egypt?

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What was the reaction of Western Communist Parties to Kruschev's 1956 speech denouncing Stalin?

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Which country can be viewed as the perfect example of "Capitalism"?

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What was President Jimmy Carter's role in the Iranian Revolution?

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