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What was life like for someone in the Belarusian SSR? How would life compare to someone in the Uzbek or Mongolian SSR?	7
During the Mexican-American War, General Winfield Scott, after landing at Veracruz, had an opportunity to directly lead peace negotiations and end the war early. However, President Polk sent envoy Nicholas Trist to head negotiations instead. Why did he do this? Why not just let Gen. Scott handle it?	7
During World War One, did Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria actively provide support to each other?	7
During the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, how much support did they receive from other Communist allies? Did Cuba, North Korea, those of the Warsaw Pact, Mongolia or Vietnam aid their Soviet allies?	7
What impact did the Haitian Revolution have on the institution of slavery in America?	7
How did Deng Xiaoping's market reforms in China compare to those undertaken by the Vietnamese?	7
In the 17th century, Polish nobles had extrordinary power over Poland-Lithuania, using the Henrican Articles, Pacta Conventa and liberum veto in order to override and control the King, who they elected. Why are they the only nation in Europe to have done this? What did other nations think?	7
Why was Jean-Jacques Rousseau asked to write a Constitution for Poland (The Government of Poland)? Wouldn't it be more beneficial to have a Polish person create it, since they would be more familiar with Polish culture and tradition?	7
President Rutherford B. Hayes saved Paraguay from complete decimation by Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Why did he do this? Was it out of moral principle, or did the US stand to gain something from Paraguay's survival? Did US-Paraguayan relations (trade, diplomatic, military) improve as a result?	7
What advancements allowed aerial warfare to evolve from triplanes to precision drones within a century?	7

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