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In 2002, Jiang Zemin stepped down as General Secretary of the CCP, why did he transfer power nominally to Hu Jintao instead of pursuing another term?

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How and why did the CCP leadership come to the decision to institute a military crackdown of the protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

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Was there a drop in quality of life and life expectancy for the average peasant in the Western Roman Empire after its fall and fragmentation? Or did the reverse happen with peasants actually benefiting from a lack of an Empire?

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How successful was the creation of an Iraqi national identity between post-WWI and up to 1996?

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What exactly do historians know about the Athenian monarchy? Given that several of these kings are legendary (Cecrops, Theseus), did this institution even exist? Or was this something that the Athenians told about themselves that never really existed?

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Did Italy have any effect on the development and modernization of Japan during the Meiji/Taisho/pre-War Showa periods?

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What did people in the Middle Ages blame for the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

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What allowed the Eastern part of the Roman Empire to survive while the Western portion collapsed and fragmented?

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Why are all the most well-known intellectuals of Classical Greece from or based in Athens?

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How did Hafez al-Assad escape international condemnation and sanctions for the Hama massacre?

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In 2002, Jiang Zemin stepped down as General Secretary of the CCP, why did he transfer power nominally to Hu Jintao instead of pursuing another term?	7
How and why did the CCP leadership come to the decision to institute a military crackdown of the protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989?	7
Was there a drop in quality of life and life expectancy for the average peasant in the Western Roman Empire after its fall and fragmentation? Or did the reverse happen with peasants actually benefiting from a lack of an Empire?	7
How successful was the creation of an Iraqi national identity between post-WWI and up to 1996?	6
What exactly do historians know about the Athenian monarchy? Given that several of these kings are legendary (Cecrops, Theseus), did this institution even exist? Or was this something that the Athenians told about themselves that never really existed?	6
Did Italy have any effect on the development and modernization of Japan during the Meiji/Taisho/pre-War Showa periods?	6
What did people in the Middle Ages blame for the fall of the Western Roman Empire?	6
What allowed the Eastern part of the Roman Empire to survive while the Western portion collapsed and fragmented?	5
Why are all the most well-known intellectuals of Classical Greece from or based in Athens?	5
How did Hafez al-Assad escape international condemnation and sanctions for the Hama massacre?	4