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Portugal was the biggest slave trader with over 5 Million slaves from 1501 to 1866. However the Mârques de Pombal abolished slavery in 1761.Why did the government allow slave trading to still be a thing ? And why did the numbers suddenly decline after 1850 ?

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How big was Willy Brandt's impact on the reunion of East and West Germany ?

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Why didn‘t the USA ask China for financial support/economic support during ‘The Great Depression’ ?

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What's America's problem with socialism ?

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Why did women always play a second “weaker” role in the past ? Where and when did the oppression of women start ?

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Portugal was the biggest slave trader with over 5 Million slaves from 1501 to 1866. However the Mârques de Pombal abolished slavery in 1761.Why did the government allow slave trading to still be a thing ? And why did the numbers suddenly decline after 1850 ?	305
How big was Willy Brandt's impact on the reunion of East and West Germany ?	6
Why didn‘t the USA ask China for financial support/economic support during ‘The Great Depression’ ?	0
What's America's problem with socialism ?	0
Why did women always play a second “weaker” role in the past ? Where and when did the oppression of women start ?	0