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Where and how did the "Fighter Kite", used in competitions to cut the threads of other kites, develop and spread?	2
Which religion did the Himyarite, Sabean and other Arabian people follow before Islam?	2
How were the Judeans able to inflict such massive casualties on the Romans and take so long to defeat during the first Jewish revolt?	2
What was the role of propaganda in Israel in the build up to and during the first Lebanon war?	2
Was the justification of the 6 day war propaganda? Or were Egypt, Syria and Jordan actually preparing to invade. If the former, how was it so successful that it is the accepted narrative around the world today?	2
Some poems of the Greek poet Nikos Kavvadias, and the Israeli poet Nathan Alterman, were put to music and became well known because of it. Although separate, these cases were about the same time. Was this part of a wider phenomenon, and is this more common in more 'newly established' nations?	2
I am interested in learning about the French Revolution. However the amount I do not know would take far too many posts here for me to fully appreciate the scale. What would be a good collection of texts to read if someone wants to gain a full understanding of this pivotal time?	2
Was there a backlash among the Makedonian people and army against Cassander after the murder of Alexander IV and the remainder of the Argead dynasty?	2
To what extent was the National Identity of France formed by (or during) the French Revolution? How did this impact the people's sense of nationhood?	2
There were many decolonisation movements to restore lands and self determination to oppressed peoples that are praised, yet Jews are condemned to this day by many for achieving the same. Why?	1

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