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Throughout European history, China was seen as some mysterious far-east land, right? So then, what was the Chinese view on Europe as a place?
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How much evidence exists for Christopher Hitchen's accusation that Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon derailed Vietnam peace talks during the 1968 campaign in order to increase Nixon's chances of winning the election?
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After Hitler retreated permanently to the Führerbunker in Jan. 1945, did he continue to address Germany via radio or newspaper, etc, or did he virtually abandon them? By the time he died, had it been a long time since Germans had heard from him?
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How did the inhabitants of Byzantine Africa react to their conquest by the Arabs? What did they feel about their new masters?
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J. Edgar Hoover became Director of the Bureau of Investigation (predecessor for the FBI) at age 29. How was this possible? Did he engage in blackmail and other nefarious tactics? We know he engaged in abuses of power later in his career, but do we know much about his early career?
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According to Wikipedia, Maximillian I of Mexico attempted to learn Nahuatl and revive the language in official contexts. How successful was he, and how did native Mexicans react?
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Given the Spartans rigorous training did they outperform other city states in the Olympics? Did the city states use their champions as a way to assert their dominance politically? Did the city states keep count of their victors and compete among themselves in that regard?
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In English we use the word "tribe" to describe a great variety of peoples, from Germans and Gauls in Ancient Europe, to Native Americans, Berbers and Arabs in the Middle East, and sub-saharan Africans. Is it accurate for all these peoples? How similar were the Gauls to the Iroquois for example?
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