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What caused america to be locked in a two party system?

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What was life like during the short 4 year life of the Hawaiian Republic?

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How was Lopez able to declare war on Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil simultaneously without anyone stopping him from this obviously horrendous move? What motivated this decision at all?

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How come the Philippines ended up colonized but 1600, while Japan was a fairly military developed nation? What conditions led to this difference?

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How did Israel do so well in the Six Day War when twice outnumbered and facing 5~ other countries?

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India was considered the jewel and most important colony of the British Empire. In the 1800s what was considered the most important colony of France? Did this change over time?

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I’m a TV writer in America in the 1950s. Me and the other writers are sick of these stupid censors and limits on what we can write. Is there anything we can do?

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Why did congress cap the House at 435 seats in 1929?

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What were the differing factors in 1871 as opposed to 1792, 1832 and 1848 that let the 3rd French Republic succeed as opposed to previous attempts?

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In the movie ‘Glory’, during a song about Noah’s Covenant, soldiers of the 54th mention kangaroos. Would an average American in 1863 know what a kangaroo was? When did this become public knowledge?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What caused america to be locked in a two party system?	8
What was life like during the short 4 year life of the Hawaiian Republic?	8
How was Lopez able to declare war on Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil simultaneously without anyone stopping him from this obviously horrendous move? What motivated this decision at all?	7
How come the Philippines ended up colonized but 1600, while Japan was a fairly military developed nation? What conditions led to this difference?	7
How did Israel do so well in the Six Day War when twice outnumbered and facing 5~ other countries?	7
India was considered the jewel and most important colony of the British Empire. In the 1800s what was considered the most important colony of France? Did this change over time?	7
I’m a TV writer in America in the 1950s. Me and the other writers are sick of these stupid censors and limits on what we can write. Is there anything we can do?	7
Why did congress cap the House at 435 seats in 1929?	7
What were the differing factors in 1871 as opposed to 1792, 1832 and 1848 that let the 3rd French Republic succeed as opposed to previous attempts?	6
In the movie ‘Glory’, during a song about Noah’s Covenant, soldiers of the 54th mention kangaroos. Would an average American in 1863 know what a kangaroo was? When did this become public knowledge?	6