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Several key Qing institutions and practices, such as the annual hunt and the Banner system, were evolutions of a tradition of smaller-scale hunting established by the Jurchens. Did the earlier Jin Dynasty have similar practices, or does the emergence of a hunting-based Jurchen society postdate them?	6
How responsible was Western engagement with Japan for the Bakumatsu (fall of the Shogunate)? Was it a cause in itself, did it exacerbate or catalyse existing tensions, or was it largely incidental?	6
Compared to continental Western Europe, Britain appears to have 'de-Romanised' much more dramatically after the end of the Western Roman Empire. Why was this, or if it wasn't actually the case, what might cause this impression?	6
What happened to East German political prisoners after reunification?	6
In Spike Jones' "Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Jeep", a soldier takes his girlfriend for a ride in his jeep. Was it a common occurrence for vehicle drivers in the US army to give civilians a lift in WW2?	6
It is easily forgotten that most pre-modern people and even many communities today are multilingual, but were languages beyond the first usually learned in childhood, or in adulthood?	6
What were relations like between the Golden Horde and the Teutonic Order?	6
What were Mary Whitehouse and the Nationwide Festival of Light actually aiming to achieve, if anything? Were they at all successful in doing so?	6
It is often alleged that teeth extracted from casualties at Waterloo supplied dentures across Europe for several years. Is there any truth to this story?	6
Did Hong Kong make any sort of significant contribution to the British economy, particularly in the postwar period?	6

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