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Why did the Safavids convert Iran from being Sunni to Shi'ite?

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The Cuban Missile Crisis is frequently said to be the closest the world ever came to a true Nuclear War, what were the war plans and nuclear capabilities of the USA and the USSR at the time?

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Did a lack of pack animals restrict Mesoamerican warfare and trade? Did they have methods of compensating?

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Who would have been considered virtuous, yet powerful woman in Chinese history?

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Did the Inka treat the Wari as a kind of antecedent or did they mostly ignore them?

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Did American leaders think that the sanctions they were placing on Japan in the lead up to WW2 were likely to lead to war?

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Were European cities in the late medieval era and early modern era particularly filthy compared to the rest of the world?

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Why the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate fall so quickly to the Ottomans in 1517?

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How was the Rastafari movement perceived within Ethiopia?

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How did Thailand manage to avoid direct colonisation?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the Safavids convert Iran from being Sunni to Shi'ite?	13
The Cuban Missile Crisis is frequently said to be the closest the world ever came to a true Nuclear War, what were the war plans and nuclear capabilities of the USA and the USSR at the time?	12
Did a lack of pack animals restrict Mesoamerican warfare and trade? Did they have methods of compensating?	11
Who would have been considered virtuous, yet powerful woman in Chinese history?	11
Did the Inka treat the Wari as a kind of antecedent or did they mostly ignore them?	11
Did American leaders think that the sanctions they were placing on Japan in the lead up to WW2 were likely to lead to war?	10
Were European cities in the late medieval era and early modern era particularly filthy compared to the rest of the world?	10
Why the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate fall so quickly to the Ottomans in 1517?	10
How was the Rastafari movement perceived within Ethiopia?	9
How did Thailand manage to avoid direct colonisation?	9