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Mercenaries were utilized in almost every area of the world during the pre-conscription era, except, apparently, in sub-Saharan Africa. Why?

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Was corruption perceived as a significant impediment to the development of effective governance and national economies in modern European nation-states? If yes, how was it defeated or dealt with by states?

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On March 1, 2000, the National Post, a Canadian newspaper, published an 'explosive leak' from a UN investigation that implicated Paul Kagame in the assassination of the Rwandan president that sparked the Rwandan genocide. Is this accusation credible?

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Have any post-colonial states tried to deliberately re-draw their borders around ethnic, linguistic or cultural lines? If so, what happened?

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China was a fractured multiethnic state that transitioned from widespread poverty, underdevelopment, and a civil war in the 40's, to stability, manufacturing chain capacity, and widespread infrastructure by the 2000's. How did this happen when other states in its position failed?

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How did Christianity go from being so universally hated in the Roman Empire to being legalized and finally promoted?

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"The majority of conflicts shifted from being between states to being within states, and that after the Cold War, there was a marked increase in conflicts between ethnic/religious groups, i.e. Rwanda and Bosnia/Kosovo." Is this sentiment true, or is this just how we remember it?

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Was nomadic livestock herding practiced in the United States? If so, how did this conflict with increasing number of settled ranchers and farmers?

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How do I know if a published journal article I'm reading is credible vs. bunk? I'm asking this with social sciences in mind as they are so easily politicized, but of course this question applies to all science publications.

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Is Caravaggio an Italian or Northern Renaissance artist, being born in Italy, but living and working outside the time-frame and motifs of the Italian's renaissance?

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Mercenaries were utilized in almost every area of the world during the pre-conscription era, except, apparently, in sub-Saharan Africa. Why?	3	AskHistorians
Was corruption perceived as a significant impediment to the development of effective governance and national economies in modern European nation-states? If yes, how was it defeated or dealt with by states?	3	AskHistorians
On March 1, 2000, the National Post, a Canadian newspaper, published an 'explosive leak' from a UN investigation that implicated Paul Kagame in the assassination of the Rwandan president that sparked the Rwandan genocide. Is this accusation credible?	3	AskHistorians
Have any post-colonial states tried to deliberately re-draw their borders around ethnic, linguistic or cultural lines? If so, what happened?	3	AskHistorians
China was a fractured multiethnic state that transitioned from widespread poverty, underdevelopment, and a civil war in the 40's, to stability, manufacturing chain capacity, and widespread infrastructure by the 2000's. How did this happen when other states in its position failed?	2	AskHistorians
How did Christianity go from being so universally hated in the Roman Empire to being legalized and finally promoted?	2	AskHistorians
"The majority of conflicts shifted from being between states to being within states, and that after the Cold War, there was a marked increase in conflicts between ethnic/religious groups, i.e. Rwanda and Bosnia/Kosovo." Is this sentiment true, or is this just how we remember it?	2	AskHistorians
Was nomadic livestock herding practiced in the United States? If so, how did this conflict with increasing number of settled ranchers and farmers?	2	AskHistorians
How do I know if a published journal article I'm reading is credible vs. bunk? I'm asking this with social sciences in mind as they are so easily politicized, but of course this question applies to all science publications.	1	askscience
Is Caravaggio an Italian or Northern Renaissance artist, being born in Italy, but living and working outside the time-frame and motifs of the Italian's renaissance?	1	AskHistorians