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We hear a lot of the United States' treatment of Native Americans during their Westward expansion, but how did Russia treat local populations during their colonization of Siberia?

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How fast could a European blacksmith during the 14th century produce arrowheads? Would their rate of production differ substantially from their predecessor's 200~ years prior?

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Why did the Greeks and Romans place such importance on the Trojan War?

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Why did France adopt semi-presidential democracy as its new democratic regime for the Fifth Republic?

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I’ve heard that at the start of WW1, Entente and Central forces stood and shot at each other in lines like in the Napoleonic Wars and Franco-Prussian War. Is this true?

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What did people call historical figures such as Alexander of Macedonia when they were alive?

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We hear a lot of the United States' treatment of Native Americans during their Westward expansion, but how did Russia treat local populations during their colonization of Siberia?	1637
How fast could a European blacksmith during the 14th century produce arrowheads? Would their rate of production differ substantially from their predecessor's 200~ years prior?	5
Why did the Greeks and Romans place such importance on the Trojan War?	3
Why did France adopt semi-presidential democracy as its new democratic regime for the Fifth Republic?	2
I’ve heard that at the start of WW1, Entente and Central forces stood and shot at each other in lines like in the Napoleonic Wars and Franco-Prussian War. Is this true?	1
What did people call historical figures such as Alexander of Macedonia when they were alive?	1