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How did decolonization change the political leanings of the UN General Assembly?

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Is Tlaxcala the only altepetl whose motives for accepting Spanish domination after the defeat of the Triple Alliance is understood? Did others try to immediately assert their independence and fail at it, or did they hope to get the same "benefits" as Tlaxcala got?

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Why did Egyptians continue to use copper tools and weapons when other civilizations had switched to bronze?

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Who had the authority to grant titles of nobility in the HRE after 1648? Could a "Fürst" give someone the title of "Duke"?

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Why did the left-wing political parties of Europe move toward center around 1983? How was the change rationalized at the time?

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Was Nazarbayev really behind the Jeltoqsan events of 1986? What was the popular sentiment in Kazakhstan, compared to the other Central Asian republics?

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What led the late Carolingians to discontinue the "missi dominici" system? How did they hope to preserve the state's authority without the missi?

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Through the "Columbian exchange" Europeans gained many agricultural plants e.g. potatoes, maize and tomatoes. But did the colonization of Australia also give Europe any new domesticated plants?

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Did Native Americans try to manufacture firearms and gunpowder after the contact with Europeans?

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When Napoleon was defeated and Bourbons returned to power, did the French nobility manage to restore any legal privileges that they had lost during the Revolution?

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How did decolonization change the political leanings of the UN General Assembly?	19
Is Tlaxcala the only altepetl whose motives for accepting Spanish domination after the defeat of the Triple Alliance is understood? Did others try to immediately assert their independence and fail at it, or did they hope to get the same "benefits" as Tlaxcala got?	16
Why did Egyptians continue to use copper tools and weapons when other civilizations had switched to bronze?	13
Who had the authority to grant titles of nobility in the HRE after 1648? Could a "Fürst" give someone the title of "Duke"?	11
Why did the left-wing political parties of Europe move toward center around 1983? How was the change rationalized at the time?	11
Was Nazarbayev really behind the Jeltoqsan events of 1986? What was the popular sentiment in Kazakhstan, compared to the other Central Asian republics?	11
What led the late Carolingians to discontinue the "missi dominici" system? How did they hope to preserve the state's authority without the missi?	10
Through the "Columbian exchange" Europeans gained many agricultural plants e.g. potatoes, maize and tomatoes. But did the colonization of Australia also give Europe any new domesticated plants?	10
Did Native Americans try to manufacture firearms and gunpowder after the contact with Europeans?	9
When Napoleon was defeated and Bourbons returned to power, did the French nobility manage to restore any legal privileges that they had lost during the Revolution?	9