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The prevalent belief in major western capitalist democracies is that a major revolution which completed transformed the political system is unrealistic in our lifetime. Was this view also prevalent in the years and decades before the French, Russian and American revolutions?

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Why siege a castle during medieval warfare? Wouldn't it be better to ignore the castle and just control the surrounding land?

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Did the concept of recorded moving pictures (movies) exist before the 19th century?

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The prevalent belief in major western capitalist democracies is that a major revolution which completed transformed the political system is unrealistic in our lifetime. Was this view also prevalent in the years and decades before the French, Russian and American revolutions?	342
Why siege a castle during medieval warfare? Wouldn't it be better to ignore the castle and just control the surrounding land?	56
Did the concept of recorded moving pictures (movies) exist before the 19th century?	2