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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
Why were a few thousand Tibetan tribesmen able to resist Qing dynasty forces as fiercely as they did?	18
Was their any reaction in Egypt itself to the translation of the Rosetta stone? And did any Egyptian scholars of the time contribute to the study of Hieroglyphics?	17
At the end of the Qing dynasty what happened to the elite Manchu families who had been prominent in government?	16
Iona D Man Cheongs "Class of 1761:Examinations, State, and Elites in Eighteenth-Century China" claims medicine in eighteenth century China to be more effective, outcome wise, than european medicine of the same era. Is that true? What kind of medical care was available, and how accessible was it?	16
To what extent did Manicheaism influence the beliefs of the White Lotus movement? When Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming, was his worldview significantly affected by Manichaean beliefs?	16
Shanghai had a large white russian community in the 1920s and 1930s. How were they treated by Japan during the occupation? Post war, what happened to them when the communists took control of Shanghai?	15
After the independence of Korea from Japan was there any consideration of restoring the Korean Monarchy? Did the royal family have any popular support?	15
How did the "Chicago boys" come to prominence in Pinochet's Chile? How much influence did they have and what were the effects of the policy they supported?	14
Given the generally negative view Chinese elites had of the Boxer movement, why did the Qing court ally themselves with it?	14

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