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Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright both served as US Secretary of State despite not being born in the US. How did they approach diplomacy with their birth countries?
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Did the combatants of Medieval wars of succession in Western Europe tend to have significant differences in policy/ideology?
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Dutch people and Afrikaans-speaking South Africans seem more disconnected than, say French/Quebecois or Spanish/Latin Americans, and the languages have diverged significantly more than in those areas. Why is this?
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Michael Corleone's family reacts badly to his decision to join the Marines at the outbreak of WWII in The Godfather Part II. How typical would this sort of reaction have been?
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Franklin Pierce University, founded in 1962, is named after a man mostly known for being one of the USA’s worst presidents. Besides being the only president from NH, what positive qualities or achievements can be attributed to Pierce? Did he have a better reputation in the 60s?
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Could Seán South accurately be described as a fascist? And what caused the right-wing/fascist Irish nationalism that he was a part of to fade significantly in prominence?
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