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After World War I, France was the most powerful country in Continental Europe. What specifically was it that allowed Germany to so easily crush the French military/ Frances heavily fortified border?

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What did Abraham Lincoln/the Republican Party of the 1860's believe?

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How was the first Supreme Court of the United States selected?

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How was Galileo able to discover the principle of inertia before Newton discovered the law of gravitation?

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Reformation Parliament?

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What kind of resistance did Napoleon face in other countries?

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Who would have been against (other than the obvious; Prussia, Russia, Great Britain, Austria, etc.) Napoleon and the actions he took against the French people and the continent of Europe? (Please read the description)

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When I see old photos and paintings of heads of state and famous men, they practically all have facial hair of some sort. At what point and for what reason did facial hair go out of style?

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After World War I, France was the most powerful country in Continental Europe. What specifically was it that allowed Germany to so easily crush the French military/ Frances heavily fortified border?	237
What did Abraham Lincoln/the Republican Party of the 1860's believe?	16
How was the first Supreme Court of the United States selected?	14
How was Galileo able to discover the principle of inertia before Newton discovered the law of gravitation?	11
Reformation Parliament?	3
What kind of resistance did Napoleon face in other countries?	2
Who would have been against (other than the obvious; Prussia, Russia, Great Britain, Austria, etc.) Napoleon and the actions he took against the French people and the continent of Europe? (Please read the description)	1
When I see old photos and paintings of heads of state and famous men, they practically all have facial hair of some sort. At what point and for what reason did facial hair go out of style?	1