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How much foreign interest was there in the English Civil War, and were attempts made by continental powers to capitalise on it?

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How did Prohibition in the US affect the alcohol industry in Canada?

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How serious were attrition rates for German horses on the Eastern Front of WW2, and how far might the eventual defeat of Germany be attributed to logistical difficulties resulting from that attrition?

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How did Adolphe Sax invent the saxophone?

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The Sudanese Mahdists seem to have been continuously at war with neighbouring regional powers, especially Egypt, from 1882 to 1899. Why was this conflict so protracted? Was there any prospect of a peace deal being brokered?

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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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Was it really the case that, in the 1980s, "many westerners still believed that gunpowder was invented in Europe"?

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After Roman rule began in the formerly Hellenistic world, how long did it take for Roman currency to take over, if at all?

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Romania was almost completely overrun within months of entering the First World War. Why did the Romanian government join the war in the first place?

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How was Scotland governed during the Interregnum of 1649-60? Discussions of the Commonwealth (at least, that I've seen) seem to focus exclusively on England and Wales.

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How much foreign interest was there in the English Civil War, and were attempts made by continental powers to capitalise on it?	3
How did Prohibition in the US affect the alcohol industry in Canada?	3
How serious were attrition rates for German horses on the Eastern Front of WW2, and how far might the eventual defeat of Germany be attributed to logistical difficulties resulting from that attrition?	3
How did Adolphe Sax invent the saxophone?	3
The Sudanese Mahdists seem to have been continuously at war with neighbouring regional powers, especially Egypt, from 1882 to 1899. Why was this conflict so protracted? Was there any prospect of a peace deal being brokered?	3
What motivated the Shōgitai and other pro-Tokugawa troops at Ueno to keep fighting after Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrendered in the spring of 1868?	3
Was it really the case that, in the 1980s, "many westerners still believed that gunpowder was invented in Europe"?	3
After Roman rule began in the formerly Hellenistic world, how long did it take for Roman currency to take over, if at all?	3
Romania was almost completely overrun within months of entering the First World War. Why did the Romanian government join the war in the first place?	3
How was Scotland governed during the Interregnum of 1649-60? Discussions of the Commonwealth (at least, that I've seen) seem to focus exclusively on England and Wales.	3