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How did Hong Kong's status as a British colony change after Japan conquered it, why didn't the Chinese just re-establish control given that the British no longer held any military authority there?

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Was the invention of paper a major factor in how advanced Chinese bureaucracy was compared to the rest of the world, and did reliance on papyrus in the Western world inhibit its development?

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During WW2 were there ever any Pacific and Asian natives who actually hoped that they would be invaded by the Japanese so that they could get rid of white colonizers?

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Why is it that despite being the last group of people to discover gunpowder, Europeans picked it up faster and developed it further than anybody else?

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If the US was so anti-Communist, why didn't they just attack the PRC before Chiang Kai Shek lost the war?

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Has there ever been a work similar to Edward Said's ''Orientalism'' except with the bias of settled agricultural societies vs. nomadic societies?

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Why did China continuously fail to deal with their barbarian threat, literally reliving the fall of the Roman Empire several times over, whereas Europe did not?

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How did the occupations of Germany and Japan differ and arguably speaking, which one was more successful in terms of a positive outcome for the country?

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When Chinese and Japanese first set up restaurants in western countries, what was the reaction to their food?

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I often read about how China was a meritocracy but is this true?

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How did Hong Kong's status as a British colony change after Japan conquered it, why didn't the Chinese just re-establish control given that the British no longer held any military authority there?	13
Was the invention of paper a major factor in how advanced Chinese bureaucracy was compared to the rest of the world, and did reliance on papyrus in the Western world inhibit its development?	11
During WW2 were there ever any Pacific and Asian natives who actually hoped that they would be invaded by the Japanese so that they could get rid of white colonizers?	10
Why is it that despite being the last group of people to discover gunpowder, Europeans picked it up faster and developed it further than anybody else?	9
If the US was so anti-Communist, why didn't they just attack the PRC before Chiang Kai Shek lost the war?	8
Has there ever been a work similar to Edward Said's ''Orientalism'' except with the bias of settled agricultural societies vs. nomadic societies?	8
Why did China continuously fail to deal with their barbarian threat, literally reliving the fall of the Roman Empire several times over, whereas Europe did not?	7
How did the occupations of Germany and Japan differ and arguably speaking, which one was more successful in terms of a positive outcome for the country?	6
When Chinese and Japanese first set up restaurants in western countries, what was the reaction to their food?	5
I often read about how China was a meritocracy but is this true?	5