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What sort of impact on French society and politics did the Sino-French War of 1884-1885 have?

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Of 70 songs in the Beatles' first five albums, 18 were covers. Were they required to pay royalties to the original creators?

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According to Wikipedia, the Garibaldi biscuit was 'first manufactured by the Bermondsey biscuit company Peek Freans in 1861 following the recruitment of Jonathan Carr, one of the great biscuit makers of Carlisle.' Why was Carr's recruitment important? Why was a London company after a Carlisle baker?

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What was the reaction of East Germans outside Berlin to the fall of the Berlin Wall?

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Late Qing constitutional reformers argued that a cabinet and a parliament had to be created together, citing the case of Japan, which apparently suffered from unrest because a cabinet was formed in 1885, but not a parliament until 1890. Was this an accurate assessment of the situation in Japan?

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It’s the 1880s and I’m a cold blooded fart who screams at the kids to get off my lawn. Or am I? What were stereotypes of the elderly like in late 19th century America?

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What was the Ezo Republic on Hokkaido aiming to achieve, and did anyone at the time think it would actually survive, let alone achieve those aims?

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How was gunpowder used in Japan prior to the introduction of arquebuses by the Portuguese?

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If Napoleon used "Le Chant du Depart" as his de facto national anthem, was the "La République nous appelle" refrain edited? If not, why not?

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What motivated the Shōgitai and other pro-Tokugawa troops at Ueno to keep fighting after Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrendered in the spring of 1868?

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What sort of impact on French society and politics did the Sino-French War of 1884-1885 have?	4
Of 70 songs in the Beatles' first five albums, 18 were covers. Were they required to pay royalties to the original creators?	4
According to Wikipedia, the Garibaldi biscuit was 'first manufactured by the Bermondsey biscuit company Peek Freans in 1861 following the recruitment of Jonathan Carr, one of the great biscuit makers of Carlisle.' Why was Carr's recruitment important? Why was a London company after a Carlisle baker?	4
What was the reaction of East Germans outside Berlin to the fall of the Berlin Wall?	4
Late Qing constitutional reformers argued that a cabinet and a parliament had to be created together, citing the case of Japan, which apparently suffered from unrest because a cabinet was formed in 1885, but not a parliament until 1890. Was this an accurate assessment of the situation in Japan?	4
It’s the 1880s and I’m a cold blooded fart who screams at the kids to get off my lawn. Or am I? What were stereotypes of the elderly like in late 19th century America?	4
What was the Ezo Republic on Hokkaido aiming to achieve, and did anyone at the time think it would actually survive, let alone achieve those aims?	4
How was gunpowder used in Japan prior to the introduction of arquebuses by the Portuguese?	4
If Napoleon used "Le Chant du Depart" as his de facto national anthem, was the "La République nous appelle" refrain edited? If not, why not?	4
What motivated the Shōgitai and other pro-Tokugawa troops at Ueno to keep fighting after Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrendered in the spring of 1868?	4