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I am an Upper Class Man (Fifth Percentile) In an ancient late bronze age civilization. What are my likely roles and lifestyle?
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How did Nazi Germany build such a big army when Germany had severe economic problems like mass inflation? Why couldn't other countries without those economic problems create a more powerful army to stop the conquest of France?
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In 1945-1946, the US sent George Marshall to China to negotiate a unity government between the Nationalists and the Communists. Was it a forgone conclusion that the Marshall Mission would fail, or was there some real chance of them reconciling their grievances?
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The Arthurian Cycle heavily features King Arthur and his knights searching for the Holy Grail. How exactly did Medieval authors believe that a cup from the 1st century Levant found its way to Great Britain 500 years later?
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I learned recently that Colombia sent 4,000 troops and it's only naval frigate to support the UN in the Korean War even though they were in the middle of a civil war at the time. What about Colombia in the 1950s led to them be the only Latin American country to provide material support to the UN?
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