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How did Julius Caesar motivate his troops to cross the Rubicon river when this meant turning against their own republic (becoming traitors)?

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European-spread smallpox decimated the native populations of the Americas, the Caribbean and Australia. Why was there no widespread outbreak of smallpox in Africa from the arrival of the Europeans?

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During the Vietnam War, King Sihanouk of Cambodia eventually allied with the Khmer Rouge and was their public figurehead and recruitment tool. Despite this fact, the Cambodian people held him in high regard when he returned following the overthrow of the Khmer regime. Why was he so revered?

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Catholicism was persecuted under the Nazi regime (partially) due to Hitler's dislike of a central authority figure (the Pope) and the Church's role in education. How were Protestants, Muslims, atheists and other religious groups treated?

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What became of Black, Arab, Asian and/or Hispanic people in Nazi-occupied Europe?

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Is there any credible evidence that the dragons commonly portrayed in Chinese mythology were inspired by the Chinese alligator?

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Did the Union have a backup plan if the Confederates defeated the Army of the Potomac and captured Washington D.C. and Lincoln?

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How did Ayatollah Khomenei engineer/take control of the Iranian Revolution and become the Supreme Leader?

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Throughout the 17th century, the French and the Ottomans had a very special relationship. How did the French capture of Ottoman Algeria and Tunisia in the 1840s impact this relationship? Did this influence the Ottomans to join the Central Powers in 1914?

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Did Fascist Italy have any youth organizations similar to the Hitler Youth?

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How did Julius Caesar motivate his troops to cross the Rubicon river when this meant turning against their own republic (becoming traitors)?	12
European-spread smallpox decimated the native populations of the Americas, the Caribbean and Australia. Why was there no widespread outbreak of smallpox in Africa from the arrival of the Europeans?	12
During the Vietnam War, King Sihanouk of Cambodia eventually allied with the Khmer Rouge and was their public figurehead and recruitment tool. Despite this fact, the Cambodian people held him in high regard when he returned following the overthrow of the Khmer regime. Why was he so revered?	12
Catholicism was persecuted under the Nazi regime (partially) due to Hitler's dislike of a central authority figure (the Pope) and the Church's role in education. How were Protestants, Muslims, atheists and other religious groups treated?	11
What became of Black, Arab, Asian and/or Hispanic people in Nazi-occupied Europe?	11
Is there any credible evidence that the dragons commonly portrayed in Chinese mythology were inspired by the Chinese alligator?	11
Did the Union have a backup plan if the Confederates defeated the Army of the Potomac and captured Washington D.C. and Lincoln?	11
How did Ayatollah Khomenei engineer/take control of the Iranian Revolution and become the Supreme Leader?	11
Throughout the 17th century, the French and the Ottomans had a very special relationship. How did the French capture of Ottoman Algeria and Tunisia in the 1840s impact this relationship? Did this influence the Ottomans to join the Central Powers in 1914?	11
Did Fascist Italy have any youth organizations similar to the Hitler Youth?	10