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What was life like for an average Chinese worker in the American railroad industry during the 19th century? Do we have any first hand accounts of their experiences?	46
Japan went from a country devastated in the wake of World War Two to the second largest economy in the world in a relatively short period of time. What kind of reaction did Japan's economic rise elicit in the rest of the world?	33
During North Vietnam's final attack on South Vietnam, why did the ARVN collapse so quickly?	28
In quite a lot of media products about the First World War, the British Army is depicted as executing men for minor infractions. Given the relatively low rate of executions in the British army, how did the idea of execution being commonplace become so ingrained within media depictions of the war?	27
What was the extent of Persian influence on the Deccan Sultanates?	27
From the 1950's onward, how was a single party (The Liberal Democratic party) able to effectively dominate Japan's politics, despite Japan being a democracy?	26
During the late 19th and early 20 centuries, what was the social position of Jews in the Ottoman Empire?	25
How unpopular was the Anglo-Iranian oil company in Iran during the 1930s and 40s?	25
During the Bush war, much of Rhodesia's military strength was black African soldiers. Did these soldiers support the Rhodesian government or were they just in the army for material reasons? Did many defect to the rebels?	24
I have often seen it claimed on the internet that during the First World War commonwealth (particularly Australian and Canadian) troops were used as "Shock troops" by the British. Is this claim true, and if so for what reason were commonwealth soldiers used in this manner?	20

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