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I'm trying to find a subversive piece of anti-Mao/ anti-CCP art that was disguised to look like it was in support of them, won national prizes, and even made it onto the back cover of China Youth magazine in 1964.

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The Spanish Civil War famously featured idealistic volunteers to fill the ranks of their armies. Were some of the volunteers rather superficial in their devotion to the cause, showed up, took a bunch of pictures, wrote some letters home, and then left as soon as the opportunity arrived?

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Why did the British only take Hong Kong after the Opium Wars? It seems like they could have taken a lot more. Were there any plans to?

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Why were battles involving muskets and cannon fought in such seemingly stupid ways?

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What historical event would you like to see a big-budget movie made for?

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Why was opium so devastating to the Chinese in the 19th century?

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How powerful were Spain and France during their peaks?

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You hear a lot about Canada during Prohibition, but wouldn't there have also been a thriving smuggling trade going on along the Mexican border as well?

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I'm going through a biography of Charles V and am confused as to why, when he first went to Spain, he and his entourage looked down on the place and its people as inferior to the Netherlands where he was born.

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Why couldn't England find anything other than silver and opium that the Chinese wanted to trade during the years of the Canton System?

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I'm trying to find a subversive piece of anti-Mao/ anti-CCP art that was disguised to look like it was in support of them, won national prizes, and even made it onto the back cover of China Youth magazine in 1964.	51
The Spanish Civil War famously featured idealistic volunteers to fill the ranks of their armies. Were some of the volunteers rather superficial in their devotion to the cause, showed up, took a bunch of pictures, wrote some letters home, and then left as soon as the opportunity arrived?	50
Why did the British only take Hong Kong after the Opium Wars? It seems like they could have taken a lot more. Were there any plans to?	46
Why were battles involving muskets and cannon fought in such seemingly stupid ways?	34
What historical event would you like to see a big-budget movie made for?	31
Why was opium so devastating to the Chinese in the 19th century?	31
How powerful were Spain and France during their peaks?	24
You hear a lot about Canada during Prohibition, but wouldn't there have also been a thriving smuggling trade going on along the Mexican border as well?	21
I'm going through a biography of Charles V and am confused as to why, when he first went to Spain, he and his entourage looked down on the place and its people as inferior to the Netherlands where he was born.	17
Why couldn't England find anything other than silver and opium that the Chinese wanted to trade during the years of the Canton System?	16