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Africa is famously known for having many borders being Europeans just drawing lines to benefit themselves. Why didn’t African nations try to change the borders after independence? Why even stuck in these arbitrary colonial forms?

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I’m a poor man in Napoleonic London. Do I have any idea about what’s going on in the continent? Do I just hear about the major battles, or al I aware of what campaigns are happening?

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Was there a Soviet/Eastern Bloc equivalent to Dungeons and Dragons?

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How did the Republican Party became known as the ‘Grand Old Party’ despite the Democrats being more than 30 years older?

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Saladin and Richard the Lionheart had an extremely good relationship. How common was this in Europe, Asia and Africa during this time?

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How in the world were the UK and Prussia alone able to take on and defeat Russia, Sweden, France, and Austria in the seven years war?

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During the unification of Italy, were there any serious proponents to recreating the Roman Republic/Empire in name or construction?

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What caused ‘casual clothing’ to rise and replace the more common ‘formal’ attire after WWII?

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I’m a poor rural Polish farmer in 1795. Do I know my nation has just ceased existing? How will my treatment differ depending on what state I’m now part of?

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What caused the massive loss of the Progressive Conservatives in 1993?

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Africa is famously known for having many borders being Europeans just drawing lines to benefit themselves. Why didn’t African nations try to change the borders after independence? Why even stuck in these arbitrary colonial forms?	1417
I’m a poor man in Napoleonic London. Do I have any idea about what’s going on in the continent? Do I just hear about the major battles, or al I aware of what campaigns are happening?	701
Was there a Soviet/Eastern Bloc equivalent to Dungeons and Dragons?	349
How did the Republican Party became known as the ‘Grand Old Party’ despite the Democrats being more than 30 years older?	220
Saladin and Richard the Lionheart had an extremely good relationship. How common was this in Europe, Asia and Africa during this time?	192
How in the world were the UK and Prussia alone able to take on and defeat Russia, Sweden, France, and Austria in the seven years war?	150
During the unification of Italy, were there any serious proponents to recreating the Roman Republic/Empire in name or construction?	141
What caused ‘casual clothing’ to rise and replace the more common ‘formal’ attire after WWII?	125
I’m a poor rural Polish farmer in 1795. Do I know my nation has just ceased existing? How will my treatment differ depending on what state I’m now part of?	85
What caused the massive loss of the Progressive Conservatives in 1993?	74